კვაი

Laz

Alternative forms

კვაროჯი (ǩvaroci) — Okordule, Siyati
კვარი (ǩvari) — Chanapeti
კვაჲი (ǩvayi) — alternative spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwer-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʼvɑː(j)i/
Hyphenation: კვა‧ი

Noun

კვაი • (ǩvai) (Latin spelling ǩvai) (Sumla, Arkabi, Khopa)

crow
Synonyms: ყური (quri), კარღა (ǩarğa)

Usage notes

/ɑː/ is not phonemic for Laz. Probably formed due to the onomatopoeic origin.

Further reading

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

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