ღალაჯიჯა

Laz

Alternative forms
  • ღალაჯიჯი (ğalacici)

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ɣel- +‎ ჯიჯი (cici). Cognate with Old Georgian ღლ-ი-ა-ჲ (ɣl-i-a-y), Svan ლა-ღელ-ი-ა̈შ (la-ɣel-i-äš).

Noun

ღალაჯიჯა • (ğalacica) (Latin spelling ğalacica) (Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. armpit
    Synonyms: მხუჟიდუღი (mxujiduği), ქოლთუღი (koltuği)
    ბერექ ღალაჯიჯაზ მიხიტინამს
    berek ğalacicaz mixiťinams
    The child tickles my armpit

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