ოთვა

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Laz

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *(s)a-rtw-l- (roof). Cognate with Georgian სართული (sartuli) and Mingrelian ორთვალი (ortvali).

Noun

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ოთვა (otva) (plural ოთვაფე, Latin spelling otva) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse)

  1. roof
    ოთვა მთურითე ჯეჭორდუ
    otva mturite ceç̌ordu
    The roof broke because of the snow
  2. outer surface of the roof; housetop; a covering, usually covered with tiles, built over buildings to protect them from all kinds of external influences
    Synonym: ჭერი (ç̌eri)
    ლიმხონა ოთვა ეჲოდუჲ
    limxona otva eyoduy
    He puts the fern on the roof

Further reading

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