ბუჭი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ბუკი (buǩi) — Chanapeti
• ბუჭჭი (buç̌ç̌i) — Artasheni

Etymology

Akin to Mingrelian ბუკი (buḳi) and Georgian ბოკვი (boḳvi).

Noun

ბუჭი • (buç̌i) (Latin spelling buç̌i) (Atina, Artasheni)

1. log
   1. (tree root that remains in the soil after being cut but has not sprouted and has dried up)
   2. (tree root that has been cut and dug out of the ground and so dried)

      ჶერიდიქ ბუჭის დიშკა ჯოკვათამს.

      feridik buç̌is dişǩa coǩvatams.

      Ferit is chopping wood on a log.

Further reading

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