გეგაფა

Laz

Etymology

From გე- (ge-, preverb) +‎ გ- (g-, “to get used to”) +‎ -აფა (-apa). Akin to Mingrelian გეგაფა (gegapa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛɡɑpʰɑ/
• Hyphenation: გე‧გა‧ფა

Noun

გეგაფა • (gegapa) (Latin spelling gegapa) (Arkabi)

1. habit

   ისმეტიზ ჭუტალაშენ დონი ხიზანი გეგაფაფე უღუნ

   ismeťiz ç̌uťalaşen doni xizani gegapape uğun

   Ismet has had bad habits since he was a child

Further reading

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