Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *(s)a-rc̣-e- (craddle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔnˈt͡sʼɛli/
  • Hyphenation: ონ‧წე‧ლი

Noun

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ონწელი (onǯeli) (Latin spelling onǯeli) (VitseArkabi, KhopaBatumi, Chkhala)

  1. cradle
    Synonym: წენწე (ǯenǯe)
    ბერე ონწელიზ მენთხორემუშითე გეიშქიდენ
    bere onǯeliz mentxoremuşite geişkiden
    In the cradle, the child may choke on his or her own vomit

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Further reading

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  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 825
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “on3ʼeli”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ონწელი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi