მუგვალა

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Laz[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mo-rgw- (ball, skein). Cognate with Georgian მორგვი (morgvi) and Mingrelian მურგვა (murgva).

Adjective[edit]

მუგვალა (mugvala) (Latin spelling mugvala) (Borghola)

  1. round, cylindrical
    ხოპეში დოქაჩალე “მოგვალა ივას” მა დო გოპაზუმ
    xop̌eşi dokaçale “mogvala ivas” ma do gop̌azum
    I carve around the handle of the shovel to make it round

Usage notes[edit]

  • In Laz there is usually no clear distinction between "rounded", "circular" and "cylindrical"

Further reading[edit]

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mogvala/ mugvala”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)