გელა-

Laz

Alternative forms

• ჯელა- (cela-) — Atina, Vizha, Artasheni
• გილა- (gila-) — Chkhala, Batumi

Preverb

გელა- • (gela-) (Latin spelling gela-) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa)

1. From up to down
   1. Top to bottom on a low slope

      ‎გელა- (gela-) + ‎ულუნ (ulun, “S/he goes”) → ‎გელულუნ (gelulun, “S/he goes downhill”)

   2. From top to bottom, something that is above the ground
   3. by moving from top to bottom, along the edge, or to the end

      ‎გელა- (gela-) + ‎ხენ (xen, “S/he sits”) → ‎გელახენ (gelaxen, “S/he sits on tip or edge”)

Usage notes

• It becomes გელ- (gel-) before vowels.
• It becomes გელე- (gele-) before ვა (va), ბა (ba), ვი (vi), ბი (bi), ვო (vo), ბო (bo), ვუ (vu), ბუ (bu), მა (ma), გა (ga), მი (mi), გი (gi), მო (mo) and გო (go).

Derived terms

Laz terms prefixed with ჯელა-

Category Laz terms prefixed with გელა- not found

Category Laz terms prefixed with გილა- not found

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “gela-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)