კვაი

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Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwer-.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. 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