ნოპინწკალე
Laz
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *na-ṗerc̣k- (“splinter, chip; spark”). Cognate with Georgian ნაპერწკალი (naṗerc̣ḳali).
Noun
ნოპინწკალე • (nop̌inǯǩale) (Latin spelling nop̌inǯǩale)
- thin piece of wood: toothpick, splinter etc.
- ბერეზ დაჩხური ნოთე დო ნოპინწკალეთე გამაგზენ
- berez daçxuri note do nop̌inǯǩalete gamagzen
- Child can ignite fire with kindling and thin pieces of wood
- spark
Related terms
- პინჭკუ (p̌inç̌ǩu) (possibly)
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “nop'in3'k'ale”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Marr, N. (1910) “ნო-პინწკალე”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 179b
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ნოპინწკალე”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi