ჭანგი

Georgian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼanɡi/, [t͡ʃʼaŋɡi]

Etymology 1

From Middle Georgian ჭანგი (č̣angi), an Iranian borrowing from the family of Persian چنگ (čang).

Noun

ჭანგი • (č̣angi) (plural ჭანგები)

  1. claw
Alternative forms
  • ჭვანგი (č̣vangi), ჭვანკი (č̣vanḳi) — dialectal
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Laz: ჭანგი (ç̌angi)

Noun

ჭანგი • (č̣angi) (plural ჭანგები)

  1. acidity
Synonyms

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճանկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჭანგი”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press
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