კვაი

Laz

Alternative forms

• კვაროჯი (ǩvaroci) — Okordule, Siyati
• კვარი (ǩvari) — Chanapeti
• კვაჲი (ǩvayi) — alternative spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʼvɑː(j)i/
• Hyphenation: კვა‧ი

Noun

კვაი • (ǩvai) (Latin spelling ǩvai) (Sumla, Arkabi, Khopa)

1. crow

   Synonyms: ყური (quri), კარღა (ǩarğa)

Usage notes

• /ɑː/ is not phonemic for Laz. Probably formed due to the onomatopoeic origin.

Further reading

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