Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably of onomatopoeic origin. From მაი (mai)მაარი (maari), მაჲარე (mayare)მაყაყი (maqaqi). Intervocalic (r) regularly disappears in Laz. As a result, an epenthetical consonant (y) may be substituted. Forms with (r) are the result of hypercorrection. Akin to Georgian ბაყაყი (baq̇aq̇i).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ(j)i/
  • Hyphenation: მა‧ი

Noun

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მაი (mai) (Latin spelling mai) (VitseArkabi)

  1. frog
    Coordinate term: მჟვაბუ (mjvabu)
    მაჲიში კოპალიქ წკარიზ კუდელი ოვალამს დო იმჩვირს
    mayişi ǩop̌alik ǯǩariz ǩudeli ovalams do imçvirs
    With a wagging tail, a frog's tadpole swims in water

Further reading

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  • Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan, Aleksiva, Irfan (2007) “maqaqi”, in Büyük Lazca Sözlük / Didi Lazuri Nenapuna [Great Laz Dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Chiviyazıları, page 474b
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mai”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მაი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi