ბაჟ

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Svan

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain. According to Fähnrich, from Proto-Kartvelian *baz₁-. Cognate with Mingrelian ბჟოუ (bžou, fool), the reconstruction however does not take into account the synonymous Mingrelian ჟოლო (žolo).

Noun

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ბაჟ (baž)

  1. intelligence, mind, knowledge
Derived terms
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References

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  • Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 45–46

Further reading

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  • Dondua, Ḳarṗez (2001) “ბაჟ”, in Svanur-kartul-rusuli leksiḳoni (lašxuri dialekṭi) [Svan–Georgian–Russian Dictionary (Lashkh dialect)] (Kartvelologiuri biblioteḳa; 6), revised and prepared for publication by Aleksandre Oniani, Tbilisi: Tbilisi State Pedagogical University Press, page 39b
  • Liṗarṭeliani, Aslan (1994) “ბაჟ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni (čoluruli ḳilo) [Svan-Georgian dictionary (Cholur dialect)], Tbilisi, page 64a
  • Nižaradze, B. Š. (2012) “ცნობა”, in Gruzino-svansko-russkij slovarʹ. Verxnebalskij dialekt [Georgian–Svan–Russian Dictionary: Upper Bal Dialect], 2nd edition, prepared for publication and prefaced by Lela Nižaradze, Tbilisi: Universal, page 229b
  • Topuria, Varlam, Kaldani, Maksime (1994) “ბაჟ”, in Svanuri leksiḳoni [Svan Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Merani-3 Publishing

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ბაჟ (baž)

  1. Alternative form of ბა̈ჟ (bäž)