დვინა

Laz

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *bdw-in- (“to set fire”) +‎ -ა (-a).

Noun

დვინა • (dvina) (Latin spelling dvina) (Vitse)

1. fire (the often accidental occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial destruction)

   დიდი დვინა შენი არ ნწინი უბაღუნ

   didi dvina şeni ar nǯini ubağun

   A single spark is enough for a big fire

Further reading

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