chizu

Romanization

chizu

1. Rōmaji transcription of ちず

Alternative forms

• cillu (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin cilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkid͡zu/

Noun

chizu m (plural chizos)

1. eyelash
2. eyebrow

Etymology

From Sardinian chizu, from Classical Latin cilium (“eyelid; (Medieval Latin) eyelash”), from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, derived from the root *ḱel- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkid͡zu/

Noun

chizu m (plural chizi)

1. eyebrow

   Holonym: fàccia

Further reading

• Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 346
• Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 58
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes