ჯენჯო

Georgian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙean, borrowed from Armenian. Compare Old Armenian ջնջեմ (ǰnǰem, to wipe clean), ջինջ (ǰinǰ, clean), Armenian ջնջոց (ǰnǰocʻ, cloth, rag for dusting, cleaning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒend͡ʒo/
  • Hyphenation: ჯენ‧ჯო

Noun

ჯენჯო • (ǯenǯo) (plural ჯენჯოები)

  1. (Middle Georgian) rag used to help convey a hot vessel

Inflection

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See also

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ջինջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 128b
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