ბურბუ
Laz
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *ბორბ-უ (*borb-u), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *barb-.[1][2] Cognate with Mingrelian ბურბუ (burbu, “bat”) and obsolete Georgian ბრბუნვა (brbunva, “blind groping”).[3]
Noun
[edit]ბურბუ • (burbu) (plural ბურბუეფე)
- bat (flying animal)
- ბურბუ სერი ფუთხუნ დო ქორბა ოძღამს.
- burbu seri putxun do korba ożğams.
- The bat flies at night and feeds.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ბურბუ (burbu) | ბურბუფე (burbupe) |
| ergative | ბურბუქ (burbuk) | ბურბუფექ (burbupek) |
| dative | ბურბუს (burbus) | ბურბუფეს (burbupes) |
| genitive | ბურბუშ(ი) (burbuş(i)) | ბურბუფეშ(ი) (burbupeş(i)) |
| directive | ბურბუშე (burbuşe) | ბურბუფეშე (burbupeşe) |
| ablative | ბურბუშენ (burbuşen) | ბურბუფეშენ (burbupeşen) |
| locative | ბურბუს (burbus) | ბურბუფეს (burbupes) |
| instrumental | ბურბუთენ (burbuten) | ბურბუფეთენ (burbupeten) |
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.
References
[edit]- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 71-72
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 49
- ^ Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ბურბუ”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary][1], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 53a
Further reading
[edit]- Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık, page 12
Mingrelian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *ბორბ-უ (*borb-u), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *barb-.[1][2] Cognate with Laz ბურბუ (burbu, “bat”) and obsolete Georgian ბრბუნვა (brbunva, “blind groping”).[3]
Noun
[edit]ბურბუ • (burbu) (plural ბურბუეფი)
- bat (flying animal)
- Synonyms: მესერია (meseria), ოხვამეშ ჭუკი (oxvameš č̣uḳi)
References
[edit]- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 71-72
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 49
- ^ Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ბურბუ”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary][2], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 53a
Further reading
[edit]- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ბურბუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 133