ნუკუ

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *niḳel- (“snout”). Cognate with Old Georgian ნიკელი (niḳeli, “snout, lip”) and Mingrelian ნიკუ (niḳu), ნუკუ (nuḳu), ნჷკჷ (nəḳə, “chin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnukʼu/
  • Hyphenation: ნუ‧კუ

Noun

ნუკუ • (nuǩu) (Latin spelling nuǩu)

  1. mouth
    ნუკუზ მუ მოლიდვი?
    nuǩuz mu molidvi?
    What did you put in your mouth?
  2. lip
  3. chin
    Synonym: ჩენგე (çenge)
    ქემალის ნუკუ ანჩამინენ
    kemalis nuǩu ançaminen
    Kemal's chin itches
  4. (dialectal, Arkabi) face

Synonyms

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