ნცალუფს

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ნცალ- (nʒal-) +‎ -უფ (-up) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cel-.

Verb

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ნცალუფს (nʒalups) (Latin spelling nʒalups) (Batumi)

  1. to cut, to chop very quickly
    დოღანიქ, დიშქაშა იდუში ვარდგინ დო ვარხენ, გჲოზგირა დაღი ნცალუფს
    doğanik, dişkaşa iduşi vardgin do varxen, gyozgira daği nʒalups
    When Dogan goes to the wood, it is as if he is cutting and chopping the mountain without stopping or sitting down
  2. to be very sharp

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “n3alums (PZ), n3aluy (AŞ-Ortaalan), n3alups (AK)”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)