პატრიჟანი

Mingrelian

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პატრიჟანი

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From an alternative form of Georgian ბადრიჯანი (badriǯani), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish بادلجان (badlican, eggplant).

Noun

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პატრიჟანი (ṗaṭrižani) (plural პატრიჟანეფი)

  1. aubergine, eggplant (fruit as well as plant)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Abkhaz: а-паҭырџьан (a-pʼatərdžan, tomato)

References

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “პატრიჟანი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1178