ჩხვინდი

Laz

Alternative forms
  • ჩხინდი (čxindi)
  • ჩხვინჯი (čxvinǯi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xwir-. Cognates include Georgian ცხვირი (cxviri).

Noun

ჩხვინდი • (čxvindi)

  1. nose

References
  • Marr, N. (1910), “ჩხვინდი”, in Grammatika čanskago (lazskago) jazyka s xrestomatijeju i slovarem [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Materialy po jafetičeskomu jazykoznaniju; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences

Mingrelian

Alternative forms
  • ჩხინდი (čxindi)

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁xwir-. Cognates include Georgian ცხვირი (cxviri).

Noun

ჩხვინდი • (čxvindi)

  1. nose
  2. (historical, camping) a wooden stick bent over a bonfire used for cooking

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “ჩხვინდი”, in megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1738
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