კვარი
Georgian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editკვარი • (ḳvari) (plural კვარები)
- Fragment of spruce or pine easily set on fire (used to be an alternative for candle in villages)
Laz
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ḳwer- (“flat cake, cookie (round)”). For the development of the sense "honeycomb" compare Armenian մեղրահաց (meġrahacʻ, “honeycomb”, literally “honey bread”).
Noun
editკვარი • (ǩvari) (Latin spelling ǩvari)
- (Vizha, Artasheni) a type of thin bread made from unleavened dough, small bread similar to pita bread
- Synonym: პაპაჲინა (p̌ap̌ayina)
- სი კვარი შოლარ დო ტაღანითე ჯეჭვარ
- si ǩvari şolar do ťağanite ceç̌var
- You'll knead the ǩvari and cook it in a pan
- (Vitse) piece of dough
- გჲარი ფშველუმტიშა კვარი ეშალუ დო ლეტას მელუ
- gyari pşvelumťişa ǩvari eşalu do leťas melu
- A piece of dough splattered and fell to the ground while kneading bread
- (Vizha) honeycomb
- Synonyms: თოფრიში ჩაჩა (toprişi çaça), ჩეჩი (çeçi), კარვანი (ǩarvani)
Further reading
edit- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 801
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “k’vari[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “k’vari[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editCategories:
- Georgian 2-syllable words
- Georgian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Georgian lemmas
- Georgian nouns
- Georgian countable nouns
- Laz terms inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Laz terms derived from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Laz lemmas
- Laz nouns
- Vizha Laz
- Artasheni Laz
- Laz terms with usage examples
- Vitse Laz
- lzz:Honey
- lzz:Food and drink
- lzz:Corvids