პატრიჟანი

Mingrelian
პატრიჟანი

Alternative forms
  • ბადრიჟანი (badrižani)

Etymology

From an alternative form of Georgian ბადრიჯანი (badriǯani), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish بادلجان‎ (badlican, “eggplant”).

Noun

პატრიჟანი • (ṗaṭrižani) (plural პატრიჟანეფი)

  1. aubergine, eggplant (fruit as well as plant)

Descendants
  • → Abkhaz: а-паҭырџьан (a-ṗatərdž̍an, “tomato”)

Derived terms
  • გიძნე პატრიჟანი (giʒne ṗaṭrižani)

References
  • Kajaia, Otar (2005), “პატრიჟანი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1178
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