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Laz
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣wl-il- (“little, small”). Cognate with Georgian წვრილი (c̣vrili).
Adjective
წულუ • (ǯulu) (Latin spelling ǯulu) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni)
- small, little, petty
- Synonym: ჭიტა (ç̌iťa)
- small (in volume)
მჭიმა მჭიმასი წულუ წარინაფეთი ჩაჩხალამან- mç̌ima mç̌imasi ǯulu ǯarinapeti çaçxalaman
- When it rains, even small waters gurgle
- minor in age (in humans and animals)
ომწელიში წულუ ჯუმატკვანი მოჯოკუცხინამთ. გალე იბირით.- omǯelişi ǯulu cumaťǩvani mocoǩuʒxinamt. gale ibirit.
- Don't wake your little brother in the crib. Play outside.
- (about day, month, etc.) brief, short
- Synonyms: ჭიტა (ç̌iťa), მკულე (mǩule)
კიში ნდღალეფე წულუ იჲენ. ჲაზი მოხტასი ნდღალეფე ირდენ.- ǩişi ndğalepe ǯulu iyen. yazi moxťasi ndğalepe irden.
- Winter days are short. When summer comes, the days get longer.
Adverb
წულუ • (ǯulu) (Latin spelling ǯulu) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni)
- a bit, a little
- Synonym: ჭიტა (ç̌iťa)
ბიტუმ გამაჩაჲ. არ წულუ ჩენდი შენი გამიკათაჲ.- biťum gamaçay. ar ǯulu çendi şeni gamiǩatay.
- S/he sells it all. S/he keeps some for her/himself.
Derived terms
References
- Marr, N. (1910) “წულუ”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press