მჭაჯი

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Laz[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣₁er-. Cognate with Georgian მწერი (mc̣eri, insect), Mingrelian ჭანჯი (č̣anǯi, fly) and Svan მე̄რ (mēr, fly).

Noun[edit]

მჭაჯი (mç̌aci) (Latin spelling mç̌aci)

  1. fly, house fly
    ფუჯიზ კუჩხეზ დდთ გობუფურინი დო მჭაჯი ნოხედაში ჰექ ნოხროცქუნ
    puciz ǩuçxez ddt gobupurini do mç̌aci noxedaşi hek noxroʒkun
    I sprayed DDT on the cow's foot, and the fly dies as soon as it lands

Further reading[edit]

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