მფუნ

Laz

Alternative forms

• მფუჲ (mpuy) — Ortaalan

Etymology

From მფ- (mp-) +‎ -უნ (-un). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *pu- (“to inflate; to rise”).

Verb

მფუნ • (mpun) (Latin spelling mpun) (Atina, Vizha, Okordule)

1. (water or milk) to heat up, to boil

   Synonyms: გეფუნ (gepun), გჲოფუნ (gyopun)

   წარი მფუნ

   ǯari mpun

   Water is heating up

2. (milk) to swell, to overflow

   Synonym: გეფუმს (gepums)

   მჟალვა მფუნ

   mjalva mpun

   Milk overflows

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mpun (PZ ~ AŞ-Ok’ordule), mpuy (AŞ-Ortaalan)”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)