ნზი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ნძი (nżi)
• მზი (mzi) — Vizha, Artasheni

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnzi/
• Hyphenation: მზი

Noun

ნზი • (nzi) (plural ნზიფე, Latin spelling nzi) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

1. bee sting
2. pointed iron that is hammered under and in the center of the wheel in mills that rotate with water: shaft

   ქარმატე ნძიზ გელუ

   karmaťe nżiz gelu

   The mill shaft came out

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “nzi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ნძი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi