Laz edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *adr- (early, fast). Cognate with Georgian ადრე (adre) and Mingrelian ორდო (ordo, morning).

Adjective edit

ორდო (ordo) (Latin spelling ordo) (Atina)

  1. soon
    ორდო ნდღალეფეს მტუტას დო ლეტას ნა ანტალარე!
    ordo ndğalepes mťuťas do leťas na anťalare!
    May you melt into ashes and dust in the coming days! (curse)

Adverb edit

ორდო (ordo) (Latin spelling ordo)

  1. early
    Synonym: მანი (mani)
    ხასანი ორდო ღურუ. ჰიშო ჯოზურტტუ.
    xasani ordo ğuru. hişo cozurťťu.
    Hasan died early. It was his destiny.

Further reading edit

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