ლობუნ

Laz

Etymology

From ლობ- (lob-) +‎ -უნ (-un). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *lab- : *lb- (“to become tender, soft; to moisten”).

Verb

ლობუნ • (lobun) (Latin spelling lobun) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse)

1. to take water and soften

   ვროსსი ლობასსენ შენი დოღანი ჯარეფე დონტუცუ

   vrossi lobassen şeni doğani carepe donťuʒu

   Doghan scalded the bread with hot water so that it would soften well

Further reading

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