მუნჯი

Georgian

Etymology

From Middle Georgian მუნჯი (munǯi), from Middle Armenian մունջ (munǰ).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mund͡ʒi/
  • Hyphenation: მუნ‧ჯი

Adjective
Adjectival declension of მუნჯი
Case adjective
nominative, genitive, instrumental მუნჯი (munǯi)
ergative მუნჯმა (munǯma)
dative, adverbial მუნჯ (munǯ)
vocative მუნჯო (munǯo)

მუნჯი • (munǯi) (comparative უფრო მუნჯი, superlative ყველაზე მუნჯი)

  1. dumb, mute

Derived terms
  • მუნჯად (munǯad)
  • მუნჯობა (munǯoba)
  • მუნჯური (munǯuri)
  • მუნჯობს (munǯobs)

Descendants
  • → Bats: მუნჯ (munǯ)

References
  1. Čubinov, David (1840), “მუნჯი”, in Грузинско-русско-французский словарь [Georgian–Russian–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 353b
  2. Kluge, Theodor (1913), “Die Indo-Germanischen Lehnwörter im Georgischen”, in Revue de linguistique et de philologie comparée‎ (in German), volume 46, Paris, page 262
  3. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մունջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 359b
  4. Bouda, Karl (1950), “Beiträge zur etymologischen Erforschung des Georgischen”, in Lingua (in German), volume 2, issue 3, →DOI, page 303 of 291–307
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