თითიზი

Laz

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish تتیز (titiz, “cross, irritable, fastidious”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰiˈtʰizi/
  • Hyphenation: თი‧თი‧ზი

Adjective

თითიზი • (titizi) (Latin spelling titizi)

  1. meticulous, rigorous
    Synonym: მჭიფაშა (mç̌ipaşa)
    ჰიკკუ თითიზი ონ ჩი ა მუთუ ელანქთერი ორტტუკო ქიჲამეტტი ჯიჲონაჲ
    hiǩǩu titizi on çi a mutu elankteri orťťuǩo kiyameťťi ciyonay
    S/he's so meticulous that if anything is a little crooked, s/he's raising hell

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “titizi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.