მწუ
Laz
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *c̣q̇a(w)- or possibly Proto-Kartvelian *mc̣q̇aw-.
Noun
მწუ • (mǯu) (Latin spelling mǯu, plural მწუეფე) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni)
- cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) (the cultivated form)
- Synonyms: მწკოლი (mǯǩoli), (the wild form) პოზი (p̌ozi)
Further reading
- Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık, page 228
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მწუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][1], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “მწუ”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
- Aleksiva, Irfan Çağatay (2020) “mǯǩo”, in Dictionary of Laz Plant Names (LINCOM Scientific Dictionaries; 3), München: LINCOM GmbH, page 36
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣wel-.
Noun
მწუ • (mǯu) (Latin spelling mǯu) (Sumla, Borghola)
- the stalk left after harvesting the tops of wheat, barley, rice, etc.
- მჯვეში ორაფეზ პაპულეფეჩქუნი მწუშ ონჯირეზ ინჯირტეზ
- mcveşi orapez p̌ap̌ulepeçkuni mǯuş oncirez incirťez
- Our ancestors used to sleep on beds made of grain stalks
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | მწუ (mǯu) | მწუფე (mǯupe) |
| ergative | მწუქ (mǯuk) | მწუფექ (mǯupek) |
| dative | მწუს (mǯus) | მწუფეს (mǯupes) |
| genitive | მწუშ(ი) (mǯuş(i)) | მწუფეშ(ი) (mǯupeş(i)) |
| directive | მწუშე (mǯuşe) | მწუფეშე (mǯupeşe) |
| ablative | მწუშენ (mǯuşen) | მწუფეშენ (mǯupeşen) |
| locative | მწუს (mǯus) | მწუფეს (mǯupes) |
| instrumental | მწუთენ (mǯuten) | მწუფეთენ (mǯupeten) |
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.