კვაი
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Laz[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwer-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
კვაი • (ǩvai) (Latin spelling ǩvai) (Sumla, Arkabi, Khopa)
Usage notes[edit]
- /ɑː/ is not phonemic for Laz. Probably formed due to the onomatopoeic origin.
Further reading[edit]
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “k'vai/k'vayi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “კვაი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi