მჭკადუ

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *m-č̣ed-el- (“smith, blacksmith”).

Noun

მჭკადუ • (mç̌ǩadu) (Latin spelling mç̌ǩadu) (Arkabi)

master, maker of something
ბერგი მჭკადუ დიშქაში ბერგითე დიხვენ
bergi mç̌ǩadu dişkaşi bergite dixven
The pickaxe maker is buried with a pickaxe made of wood (proverb)

Further reading

Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “mç'k'adu”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
Tandilava, Ali (2013), “მჭკადუ”, 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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