Laz edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Mingrelian ხაჯი (xaǯi); see there for more.

Noun edit

ხაჯი (xaci)

  1. (dialectal, Vitse) bean
    Synonym: ლობჲა (lobya)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık, page 331

Mingrelian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Probably from Proto-Georgian-Zan *xwaʒ₁-, note however that *ხოჯ- (*xoǯ-) is expected.[1][2] Cognate with Laz ხაჯი (xaci), ხაჯივაკა (xacivaǩa, bean), and possibly dialectal Georgian ხვანძა (xvanʒa, vetch).

Noun edit

ხაჯი (xaǯi)

  1. broad bean, Vicia faba

References edit

  1. ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, page 397
  2. ^ Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 887

Further reading edit

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ხაჯი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1954