მჯიხი

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mʒ₁iɣ-.

Noun

მჯიხი • (mcixi) (Latin spelling mcixi)

1. fist

   მჯიხი გეჩუ დო კიბირი ჲუტახუ

   mcixi geçu do ǩibiri yuťaxu

   S/he punched her/him and broke her/his tooth

2. (unit of measure) fistful, handful

   კუკუმაზ არ მჯიხი მქვერი დოლობუბღი დო ჰაწი ულამს

   ǩuǩumaz ar mcixi mkveri dolobubği do haǯi ulams

   I threw a handful of flour into the pot and now (barely) it gives a very slight wetness (I prevented the water from flowing too much)

Further reading

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