ინჯღიმენ

Etymology

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From ი- (i-, version marker) +‎ ნჯღიმ- (ncğim-, to wrinkle) +‎ -ენ (-en, suprapersonal present tense marker). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯɣ(w)l-em- : *ǯɣ(w)l-im- (to crumple).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /inˈd͡ʒɣimen/
  • Hyphenation: ინ‧ჯღი‧მენ

Verb

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ინჯღიმენ (incğimen) (Latin spelling incğimen) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. to wrinkle, to crease
    Synonyms: იჭილახენ (iç̌ilaxen), იჭიკოლენ (iç̌iǩolen)
    თუდე დოხედაჲიზ ფონთოლონი ინჯღიმენ
    tude doxedayiz pontoloni incğimen
    Pants wrinkle when sitting on the floor

Derived terms

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