პიჯი

Laz

Alternative forms

• პიჟი (p̌iji) — Artasheni

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-. Cognate with Mingrelian პიჯი (ṗiǯi), Svan პილ (ṗil) and Georgian პირი (ṗiri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʼid͡ʒi/
• Hyphenation: პი‧ჯი

Noun

პიჯი • (p̌ici) (Latin spelling p̌ici)

1. face

   პიჯი ბიბონარე

   p̌ici bibonare

   I will wash my face

2. mouth

   Synonyms: ნუკუ (nuǩu), ნუნკუ (nunǩu), ჩარბი (çarbi)

   პიჯი ქოგამიჩხი

   p̌ici kogamiçxi

   Rinse your mouth

Derived terms

• გურპიჯი (gurp̌ici)

Further reading

• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 829
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “p’ici”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish), retrieved 2022-07-09
• Marr, N. (1910) “პიჯი”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 179b
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “პიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ṗir-. Cognate with Laz პიჯი (p̌ici), Svan პილ (ṗil) and Georgian პირი (ṗiri).

Noun

პიჯი • (ṗiǯi)

1. face, countenance
2. edge
3. bank (of a river)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “პიჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1187