გურპიჯი

Laz

Etymology

From გური (guri, “heart”) +‎ პიჯი (p̌ici, “face”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡu(ɹ)ˈpʼid͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: გურ‧პი‧ჯი

Noun

გურპიჯი • (gurp̌ici) (Latin spelling gurp̌ici) (Chkhala, Batumi)

  1. breast, bosom, chest
    Synonyms: გჲონქსი (gyonksi), უბა (uba)
    მჩხვოფათენ გურპიჯიჩქიმის ნოჩხვოფელი ხოგუმაბღუ
    mçxvopaten gurp̌iciçkimis noçxvopeli xogumabğu
    I got a rash on my chest from the heat

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “gur-pʼici”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “გურპიჯი”, 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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