მპოლი
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πόλη (Pólē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
მპოლი • (mp̌oli) (Latin spelling Mp̌oli) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- Istanbul
- Synonym: ისტანბოლი (isťanboli)
- მპოლი წკარიში გზა ფოვუ
- mp̌oli ǯǩarişi gza povu
- Istanbul has become a very visited place
- (literally, “Istanbul became a waterway”)
Derived terms[edit]
- მპოლური (mp̌oluri)
Further reading[edit]
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Mpʼoli”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მპოლი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi