ანაჭი

Laz

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish anaç.

Adjective

ანაჭი • (anaç̌i) (Latin spelling anaç̌i)

1. maternal, crafty, shrewd, cunning, experienced

   ანაჭი კინჩი ჟურ კუჩხეთე ნიჭოფენ.

   anaç̌i ǩinçi jur ǩuçxete niç̌open.

   The cunning bird is caught with both feet (too much cunning can also lead to stupidity).

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “anaç’i”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)