Svan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒuɣ- (big). Cognate with Mingrelian ძუღ-ე (ʒuɣ-e, very; strong, healthy).[1][2]

Adjective edit

ძღჷდ (ʒɣəd)

  1. big, large

References edit

  1. ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 350–351
  2. ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 598

Further reading edit

  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ძღჷდ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing, page 1902