კვაი
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