მუგვალა

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mo-rgw- (ball, skein). Cognate with Georgian მორგვი (morgvi) and Mingrelian მურგვა (murgva).

Adjective

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მუგვალა (mugvala) (Latin spelling mugvala) (Borghola)

  1. round, cylindrical
    ხოპეში დოქაჩალე “მოგვალა ივას” მა დო გოპაზუმ
    xop̌eşi dokaçale “mogvala ivas” ma do gop̌azum
    I carve around the handle of the shovel to make it round

Usage notes

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  • In Laz there is usually no clear distinction between "rounded", "circular" and "cylindrical"

Further reading

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