ბავრა

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ber-w-a (“blowing”).

Noun

ბავრა • (bavra) (Latin spelling bavra) (Batumi)

1. wind

   Synonym: იხი (ixi)

   ბავრა ბარუნა ნჯაშენ უშქირი მელაფს

   bavra baruna ncaşen uşkiri melaps

   When the wind blows, apples fall from the tree

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “bavra”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ბავრა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi