ონცორუ

Laz

Alternative forms

• ონცორე (onʒore) — Atina, Vizha
• ონცირუ (onʒiru), ონციუ (onʒiu), ონციჲუ (onʒiyu) — Khopa, Chkhala

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *lʿa-car-.

Noun

ონცორუ • (onʒoru) (Latin spelling onʒoru) (Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. sieve

   ონცორუჩქიმი ღოჯიზ გელობუნ

   onʒoruçkimi ğociz gelobun

   My sieve hangs in the corner of the wooden wall

Etymology 2

From ო- -უ (o- -u) +‎ ნცორ- (nʒor-).

Verbal noun

ონცორუ • (onʒoru) (Latin spelling onʒoru)

1. verbal noun of ნცორუმს (nʒorums)
2. verbal noun of ნცორუჲ (nʒoruy)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “on3oru”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ონცორუ1”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ონცორუ2”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi