ნუნგამს

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Etymology

From ნ- (n-) +‎ უ- (u-) +‎ ნგ- (ng-, to resemble) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *gaw- : gw- (to resemble).

Verb

ნუნგამს (nungams) (Latin spelling nungams) (VitseArkabi, Peroniti)

  1. to resemble, to look like
    დიდი ჯუმაჩქიმიში მასუმანი ბიჭი მა დიდო მემინგამს
    didi cumaçkimişi masumani biç̌i ma dido memingams
    My brother's third son looks a lot like me

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “nungams (FN ~ HP-P’eronit), nungaps (HP)(AK)”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მენგუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi