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Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ma- (“what”). Cognates include Georgian რომელი (romeli, “that, which”), Mingrelian მუ (mu) and Svan მაჲ (may).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu/
- Hyphenation: მუ
Pronoun
მუ • (mu) (Latin spelling mu, Plural მუფერეფე, Plural მუფე) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- (interrogative) what
მუ გაღოდუ?- mu gağodu?
- What happened to you?
სი მუ ჯეგოზუნ?- si mu cegozun?
- What is your name?
სი მუ გეგოძინ?- si mu gegożin?
- What is your name?
სი მუ გჯოხონს?- si mu gcoxons?
- What is your name?
- (indefinite) whatever
ფუჯიქ, ონტულეშა ამახთუ დო მუ რენ მუ ვა-ენ მიჟოჭკომაფს- pucik, onťuleşa amaxtu do mu ren mu va-en mijoç̌ǩomaps
- The cow went into the garden and is eating whatever
Interjection
მუ • (mu) (Latin spelling mu, Plural მუფერეფე, Plural მუფე) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- what
- outcry
ნანამუშიქ ბოზომუშიზ ჰაშშო მუფე ნუმსქვანამზ!- nanamuşik bozomuşiz haşşo mupe numskvanamz!
- What does the mother attribute to her daughter like this!
- bewilderment in the form of a question
კინჩეფექ მუ კაითი ტრაღოდუმან!- ǩinçepek mu ǩaiti ťrağoduman!
- How beautifully the birds are chirping!
- objection in form of a question
ბადი კოჩიზ თიზ მუფერეფე მეჲუხთამს!- badi ǩoçiz tiz muperepe meyuxtams!
- What is happening to the old man!
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ma- (“pronominal stem of the third person”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu/
- Hyphenation: მუ
Pronoun
მუ • (mu) (Latin spelling mu, Plural ნინთერე, Plural ნინთეფე, Plural მუნთერე, Plural მუთეფე) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- (reflexive) own, self
- Synonym: ჰიმუ (himu)
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mu”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mu”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
Svan
Etymology
From Proto-Kartvelian *mam-.
Noun
მუ • (mu)
- father