Laz edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ṗrc̣ḳa- (fragment, splinter; stone).

Noun edit

მწკა (mǯǩa) (Latin spelling mǯǩa) (Chanapeti)

  1. spark
    Synonym: მწიჲა (mǯiya)
    ნჩალაში ბარდი იჭვერტუშა მწკა იტკოჩერტუ
    nçalaşi bardi iç̌verťuşa mǯǩa iťǩoçerťu
    A ball of corn stalks sparked as it burned

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “m3'k'a”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მწკა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi