ხუჲი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ხუი (xui) — alternative spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خوی (huy), Derived from Persian خو (xu).

Noun

ხუჲი • (xuyi) (Latin spelling xuyi)

1. temperament, habit, temper, character

   რიზას დიდო პატი ხუჲი უღუნ. უჩქინ ვარუჩქინ, ირიში დულჲაზ აკათენ.

   rizas dido p̌aťi xuyi uğun. uçkin varuçkin, irişi dulyaz aǩaten.

   Riza has a very bad habit. He interferes in everyone's business whether he knows it or not.

Further reading

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