ბურბუ
Laz
Etymology
From *ბორბ-უ (*borb-u), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *barb-.[1][2] Cognate with Mingrelian ბურბუ (burbu, “bat”) and obsolete Georgian ბრბუნვა (brbunva, “blind groping”).[3]
Noun
ბურბუ • (burbu) (Latin spelling burbu, plural ბურბუეფე)
- bat (flying animal)
- ბურბუ სერი ფუთხუნ დო ქორბა ოძღამს.
- burbu seri putxun do korba ożğams.
- The bat flies at night and feeds.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ბურბუ (burbu) | ბურბუფე (burbupe) |
| ergative | ბურბუქ (burbuk) | ბურბუფექ (burbupek) |
| dative | ბურბუს (burbus) | ბურბუფეს (burbupes) |
| genitive | ბურბუშ(ი) (burbuş(i)) | ბურბუფეშ(ი) (burbupeş(i)) |
| directive | ბურბუშე (burbuşe) | ბურბუფეშე (burbupeşe) |
| ablative | ბურბუშენ (burbuşen) | ბურბუფეშენ (burbupeşen) |
| locative | ბურბუს (burbus) | ბურბუფეს (burbupes) |
| instrumental | ბურბუთენ (burbuten) | ბურბუფეთენ (burbupeten) |
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.
References
- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 71-72
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 49
- ^ Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1991) “ბურბუ”, in I. Abulaʒe, editor, Leksiḳoni kartuli [Georgian dictionary][1] (in Georgian), volume I, compiled 1685–1716, Tbilisi: Merani, →ISBN, page 113b
Further reading
- Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık, page 12
Mingrelian
Etymology
From *ბორბ-უ (*borb-u), from Proto-Georgian-Zan *barb-.[1][2] Cognate with Laz ბურბუ (burbu, “bat”) and obsolete Georgian ბრბუნვა (brbunva, “blind groping”).<refOrbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1991) “ბურბუ”, in I. Abulaʒe, editor, Leksiḳoni kartuli [Georgian dictionary][2] (in Georgian), volume I, compiled 1685–1716, Tbilisi: Merani, →ISBN, page 113b</ref>
Noun
ბურბუ • (burbu) (plural ბურბუეფი)
- bat (flying animal)
- Synonyms: მესერია (meseria), ოხვამეშ ჭუკი (oxvameš č̣uḳi)
References
- ^ Čuxua, Merab (2000–2003) Kartvelur ena-ḳilota šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Kartvelian Comparative Dictionary] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Universali, pages 71-72
- ^ Fähnrich, Heinz (2007) Kartwelisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch [Kartvelian Etymological Dictionary] (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.18) (in German), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 49
Further reading
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ბურბუ”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 133