მორო

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Laz

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Etymology

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Akin to Georgian მარა (mara), Mingrelian მორო (moro), Svan მარ (mar).

Interjection

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მორო (moro) (Latin spelling moro)

  1. Used for attention, threat, amazement and question
    მთუთიქ თქუ-ქი: "სი ვარ გიჩქინშია, მორო მუკ ჭკომუჲა?"
    mtutik tku-ki: "si var giçkinşia, moro muǩ ç̌ǩomuya?"
    The bear said, "If you don't know, then who ate?"

Further reading

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

Mingrelian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Georgian მარა (mara), Laz მორო (moro), Svan მარ (mar).

Conjunction

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მორო (moro)

  1. although, but

Interjection

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მორო (moro)

  1. Used for attention, threat, amazement and question
    კუში სქუა კუ იჸიი, ბუში სქუა ბუ იჸიი, აბა, მორო მუ იჸიი?
    ḳuši skua ḳu iʾii, buši skua bu iʾii, aba, moro mu iʾii?
    A turtle's son will be a turtle, an owl's son will be an owl, and well, what else will it be?

Further reading

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  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “მორო”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 931
  • Kobalia, Alio (2010) “მორო”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎[3], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN