ღორმა

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Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ɣrma-.

Noun

ღორმა (ğorma) (plural ღორმაფე, Latin spelling ğorma)

  1. (Vizha) cavity, hollow
    Synonym: ხუტულა (xuťula)
    ღუტუღუტუ ნეზეფე ღორმაშა თორუჲ
    ğuťuğuťu nezepe ğormaşa toruy
    Squirrel carries nuts to the hollow
  2. (Vitse) big hole, cave
    Synonyms: ღუნჩქი (ğunçki), მაღარა (mağara)
    მთუთი ქიშიზ ღორმაზ სქიდუნ
    mtuti kişiz ğormaz skidun
    Bear lives in a cave in winter
  3. (Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala) hole
    Synonyms: გამანჭორერი (gamanç̌oreri), ნჭორერი (nç̌oreri), წუპა (ǯup̌a), ხუტულა (xuťula)
    ღვაპა ემკუთაში ღორმამუშიზ დოლილამს
    ğvap̌a emǩutaşi ğormamuşiz dolilams
    When the mole cricket is startled, it quickly descends into its hole (in the ground)

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ğorma”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ღორმა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi