chiza

Sassarese

Etymology

From Sardinian chiza, from Classical Latin cilia, plural of cilium (“eyelid; (Medieval Latin) eyelash”), from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, derived from the root *ḱel- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkid͡za/

Noun

chiza f (plural chizi)

1. countenance

   Synonyms: (rare) cara, fàccia

Related terms

• chizu

Further reading

• Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 346
• Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 58
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Xhosa

Verb

-chiza^?

1. ooze

Inflection

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