ჩხვინდი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ჩხინდი (çxindi), ჩხუნდი (çxundi), ჩხვინჯი (çxvinci)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xwir-.

Noun

ჩხვინდი • (çxvindi) (plural ჩხვინდეფე)

1. nose

References

• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 868
• Marr, N. (1910) “ჩხვინდი”, 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 213a
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჩხვინდი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[1], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ჩხინდი (čxindi), ჩხუნდი (čxundi), ჩხვინჯი (čxvinǯi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xwir-.

Noun

ჩხვინდი • (čxvindi) (plural ჩხვინდეფი)

1. nose
2. (historical, camping) a wooden stick bent over a bonfire used for cooking

Descendants

• →⇒ Georgian: ცხვინჯა (cxvinǯa) (Imereti)

References

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჩხვინდი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1738
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჩხვინდი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7)‎^[2] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 368a
• Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 868
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჩხვინდი”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[3], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Pipia, Daniel (2008) “ჩხვინდი”, in Tamaz Pipia, Givi Boǯgua, editors, Megruli saleksiḳono masalebi [Megrelian dictionary materials] (Ḳolxuri seria; 3)‎^[4], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN