ყინუა

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *ყინ- (*qin-, “to cool, freeze”) +‎ -უა (-ua). Compare Laz ინი (ini, “cold”).

Noun

ყინუა • (qinua) (Latin spelling qinua) (Khopa)

  1. winter
    Synonyms: კიში (ǩişi), ინორა (inora), ყინობა (qinoba)

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “x'inua”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ყინვა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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