Etymology

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Akin to Laz წიპილი (ǯip̌ili). See there for more.

Noun

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წიპი (ǯip̌i) (Latin spelling ǯip̌i) (Arkabi)

  1. alevin, young fish
    წიპი ტაზნათი ჭოფით დო წიწილაზ ქოგებოჯგინათ
    a ǯip̌i ťaznati ç̌opit do ǯiǯilaz kogebocginat
    Catch even one baby fish and we'll win against the snakes

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “3'ip'i”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “წიპი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi