ჟანგი

Georgian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing (compare Persian زنگ‎ (zang)), via Old Armenian ժանգ (žang) or direct.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒɑnɡi/
  • Hyphenation: ჟან‧გი

Noun

ჟანგი • (žangi) (plural ჟანგები)

  1. rust

Derived terms
  • ჟანგი ეკიდება (žangi eḳideba)

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “ժանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 226a
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