Georgian edit

Etymology edit

According to Ačaṙean, borrowed from Armenian. Compare Old Armenian ջնջեմ (ǰnǰem, to wipe clean), ջինջ (ǰinǰ, clean), Armenian ջնջոց (ǰnǰocʻ, cloth, rag for dusting, cleaning).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒend͡ʒo/
  • Hyphenation: ჯენ‧ჯო

Noun edit

ჯენჯო (ǯenǯo) (plural ჯენჯოები)

  1. (Middle Georgian) rag used to help convey a hot vessel

Inflection edit

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See also edit

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ջինջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 128b