მღუ

Laz

Alternative forms

• ღუ (ğu) — Vizha

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *b(ɣ)u- (“owl”). Cognate with Georgian ბუ (bu).

Noun

მღუ • (mğu) (Latin spelling mğu) (Artasheni, Arkabi)

1. owl

   Synonym: ჰუჰული (huhuli)

   ჰამუს ნჯირიში ხალი ვარუღუნ. თოლეფე მღუ სთერი ოთანამს.

   hamus ncirişi xali varuğun. tolepe mğu steri otanams.

   He doesn't seem to sleep. His eyes glow like an owl.

Further reading

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