ქოვალი

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Georgian ხორბალი (xorbali) and Mingrelian ქობალი (kobali). See Georgian entry for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɔˈvɑli/
  • Hyphenation: ქო‧ვა‧ლი

Noun

ქოვალი (kovali) (Latin spelling kovali) (VitseArkabi)

  1. bread (bread made with wheat flour)
    Synonym: მდიკაჯარი (mdiǩacari)
    აღნე ჭვეჲი ქოვალიზ საღრა მუთვაჲიზ ქერენჭი-მუში-თი დიჩუჩქანენ
    ağne ç̌veyi kovaliz sağra mutvayiz kerenç̌i-muşi-ti diçuçkanen
    If you cover the tray on the freshly baked wheat bread, the crust will also soften

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Further reading

  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 848
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “kovali”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ქოვალი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi