ჟანგი

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • ჯანგი (ǯangi)

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing (compare Persian زنگ (zang)), via Old Armenian ժանգ (žang) or direct.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒanɡi/, [ʒaŋɡi]
  • Hyphenation: ჟან‧გი

Noun

ჟანგი • (žangi) (uncountable)

  1. rust

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bats: ჟანგ (žang), ჯანგ (ǯang)
  • Mingrelian: ჯანგი (ǯangi)
  • Svan: ჯა̈ნგ (ǯäng), გა̈ნჯუ̂ (gänǯû)

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ժանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 226a
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