მუ

Laz

Alternative forms

• მუჲა (muya) — Atina

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ma- (“what”). Cognates include Georgian რომელი (romeli, “that, which”), Mingrelian მუ (mu) and Svan მაჲ (may).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/
• Hyphenation: მუ

Pronoun

მუ • (mu) (Latin spelling mu, Plural მუფერეფე, Plural მუფე) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

1. (interrogative) what

   მუ გაღოდუ?

   mu gağodu?

   What happened to you?

   სი მუ ჯეგოზუნ?

   si mu cegozun?

   What is your name?

   სი მუ გეგოძინ?

   si mu gegożin?

   What is your name?

   სი მუ გჯოხონს?

   si mu gcoxons?

   What is your name?

2. (indefinite) whatever

   ფუჯიქ, ონტულეშა ამახთუ დო მუ რენ მუ ვა-ენ მიჟოჭკომაფს

   pucik, onťuleşa amaxtu do mu ren mu va-en mijoç̌ǩomaps

   The cow went into the garden and is eating whatever

Interjection

მუ • (mu) (Latin spelling mu, Plural მუფერეფე, Plural მუფე) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

1. what
   1. outcry

      ნანამუშიქ ბოზომუშიზ ჰაშშო მუფე ნუმსქვანამზ!

      nanamuşik bozomuşiz haşşo mupe numskvanamz!

      What does the mother attribute to her daughter like this!

   2. bewilderment in the form of a question

      კინჩეფექ მუ კაითი ტრაღოდუმან!

      ǩinçepek mu ǩaiti ťrağoduman!

      How beautifully the birds are chirping!

   3. objection in form of a question

      ბადი კოჩიზ თიზ მუფერეფე მეჲუხთამს!

      badi ǩoçiz tiz muperepe meyuxtams!

      What is happening to the old man!

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ma- (“pronominal stem of the third person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/
• Hyphenation: მუ

Pronoun

მუ • (mu) (Latin spelling mu, Plural ნინთერე, Plural ნინთეფე, Plural მუნთერე, Plural მუთეფე) (Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

1. (reflexive) own, self

   Synonym: ჰიმუ (himu)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mu^[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mu^[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[2] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Svan

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *mam-.

Noun

მუ • (mu)

1. father