ჭკუჯი

Mingrelian

Alternative forms

• ჭკუდი (č̣ḳudi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣ur-.

Noun

ჭკუჯი • (č̣ḳuǯi) (plural ჭკუჯეფი)

1. vessel (container)
2. coffin

   Synonym: კუბო (ḳubo)

3. ship

   Synonym: გემი (gemi)

Derived terms

• მეჭკუჯე (meč̣ḳuǯe), მეჭკუდე (meč̣ḳude, “potter”)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჭკუჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, pages 1910-1912
• Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “ჭკუჯი”, 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)‎^[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 392a