განძი

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian განძი (ganʒi), borrowed from Old Armenian գանձ (ganj, treasure), itself an Iranian borrowing. That it passed through Armenian is implied by its /d͡z/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡand͡zi/, [ɡ̊and͡zi]
  • Hyphenation: გან‧ძი

Noun

განძი • (ganʒi) (usually uncountable, plural განძები)

  1. treasure (mostly buried)

Inflection

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Synonyms

  • საუნჯე (saunǯe)

Derived terms

References

  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “განძი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 77
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Mingrelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian განძი (ganʒi) or directly from Old Armenian գանձ (ganj, treasure). See the Georgian entry for more.

Noun

განძი • (ganʒi)

  1. treasure

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գանձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Kipšidze, Iosif (1914) “განძი”, in Грамматика мингрельского (иверского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Mingrelian (Iverian) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 7) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press
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