კვაჯი

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *q̇wer- (testicle). Cognate with Georgian ყვერი (q̇veri), Mingrelian ჸვაჯი (ʾvaǯi) and Svan ყურნაჲ (q̇urnay).

Noun

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კვაჯი (ǩvaci) (Latin spelling ǩvaci)

  1. male gland, testicle
    ობგარინუ ობგარინუთე ბერეზ კვაჯი დაბარუ
    obgarinu obgarinute berez ǩvaci dabaru
    Crying child's ball swelled up

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “k'vaci”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “კვაჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi