ჯიჯი

Bats

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ǯiǯi. Cognates include Chechen жижиг (žižig).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒid͡ʒĭ/
• Hyphenation: ჯი‧ჯი
• Rhymes: -id͡ʒĭ

Noun

ჯიჯი̆ (ǯiǯĭ) class d:

1. (childish) meat

References

• Kadagiʒe, Davit, Kadagiʒe, Niḳo (1984) “ჯიჯი”, in Arn. Čikobava, editor, C̣ova-tušur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni / Цова-тушинско–грузинско–русский словарь [A Tsova-Tush–Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[1], prepared for publication by Rusudan Gagua, Tbilisi: Academy Press, page 858a
• Ḳaḳašvili, Diana (2022) “ჯიჯი”, in C̣ovatušur-kartuli leksiḳoni [Bats-Georgian dictionary] (Ḳavḳasiur-kartuli leksiḳonebi; II), Tbilisi, page 233a

Laz

Alternative forms

• ჟიჟი (jiji) — Ghvant

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ir- (“root, bottom”).

Noun

ჯიჯი • (cici) (Latin spelling cici) (Atina, Artasheni, Vitse)

1. The bottom part (of cabbage) above the soil, the inner part of the (cabbage) stem
2. bottom

   აშექ ლიმხანა ჭკორუმს დო ნთხირიშ ჯიჯიზ გოშორჩაკამს

   aşek limxana ç̌ǩorums do ntxiriş ciciz goşorçaǩams

   Aisha mows a fern and tucks it into the bottom of a hazelnut tree

Inflection

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Declension of ჯიჯი (cici) (see Laz declension)

	singular	plural
absolutive	ჯიჯი (cici)	ჯიჯეფე (cicepe)
ergative	ჯიჯიქ (cicik)	ჯიჯეფექ (cicepek)
dative	ჯიჯის (cicis)	ჯიჯეფეს (cicepes)
genitive	ჯიჯიშ(ი) (ciciş(i))	ჯიჯეფეშ(ი) (cicepeş(i))
directive	ჯიჯიშე (cicişe)	ჯიჯეფეშე (cicepeşe)
ablative	ჯიჯიშენ (cicişen)	ჯიჯეფეშენ (cicepeşen)
locative	ჯიჯის (cicis)	ჯიჯეფეს (cicepes)
instrumental	ჯიჯითენ (ciciten)	ჯიჯეფეთენ (cicepeten)
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

See also

• ფესო (peso)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cici”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[2] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჯიჯი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi