ჯელაბუნ

Laz

Etymology

From ჯელა- (cela-) +‎ ბ- (b-) +‎ -უნ (-un). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *b- (“to tie, bind”).

Verb

ჯელაბუნ • (celabun) (Latin spelling celabun) (Atina, Okordule)

1. to be hanging on a rope etc., to hang over something inanimate touching something

   Synonym: გელობუნ (gelobun)

   ჟინდო ჩემანე ჯელაბუტუ. ალიში ბიჭიქ ჯიღუ დო ოჭანდინამს.

   jindo çemane celabuťu. alişi biç̌ik ciğu do oç̌andinams.

   There was a kamancheh hanging upstairs. Ali's kid takes it down and plays it.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “celabun”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)