ომფუნაჲ

Laz

Alternative forms

• ომფუნამს (ompunams) — Atina
• ომფინაჲ (ompinay) — Artasheni

Etymology

From ო- (o-) +‎ მფუნ- (mpun-) +‎ -აჲ (-ay). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *pu-wn- (“to boil”).

Verb

ომფუნაჲ • (ompunay) (Latin spelling ompunay) (Vizha)

1. (water or mik) to warm up, to heat, to warm

   Synonym: ჯომფინაჲ (compinay)

   ალი ნჯავლა ომფუნაჲ

   ali ncavla ompunay

   Ali warms milk

Further reading

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