ყურაფს
Laz
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ყურ- (qur-) + -აფ (-ap) + -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *q̇ur- (“to howl (of wolves, dogs”).
Verb
editყურაფს • (quraps) (Latin spelling quraps) (Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- to scream, to shout, to yell
- Synonym: კრიჲაჲ (ǩriyay)
- პაპულიქ დიდო ზოი ყურაფს დო მოთამუში დოშქურდინაფს
- p̌ap̌ulik dido zoi quraps do motamuşi doşkurdinaps
- Grandfather shouts too hard ("strong") and frightens his grandson
- (wolf, jackal, dog etc.) to howl
- Synonym: კრიჲაჲ (ǩriyay)
- (Batumi) (owl) to hoot
- ამსერი ოლოლიქ ყურაფს
- amseri ololik quraps
- Tonight the owl is hooting
Further reading
edit- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “x’urams/ x’uraps”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოყურუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi