გეგაფა

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Etymology

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From გე- (ge-, preverb) +‎ გ- (g-, to get used to) +‎ -აფა (-apa). Akin to Mingrelian გეგაფა (gegapa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɡɑpʰɑ/
  • Hyphenation: გე‧გა‧ფა

Noun

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გეგაფა (gegapa) (Latin spelling gegapa) (Arkabi)

  1. habit
    ისმეტიზ ჭუტალაშენ დონი ხიზანი გეგაფაფე უღუნ
    ismeťiz ç̌uťalaşen doni xizani gegapape uğun
    Ismet has had bad habits since he was a child

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “gegapa”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “გეგაფა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi