ოთვა
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Laz[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *(s)a-rtw-l- (“roof”). Cognate wiht Georgian სართული (sartuli) and Mingrelian ორთვალი (ortvali).
Noun[edit]
ოთვა • (otva) (plural ოთვაფე, Latin spelling otva) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse)
- roof
- ოთვა მთურითე ჯეჭორდუ
- otva mturite ceç̌ordu
- The roof broke because of the snow
- outer surface of the roof; housetop; a covering, usually covered with tiles, built over buildings to protect them from all kinds of external influences
- Synonym: ჭერი (ç̌eri)
- ლიმხონა ოთვა ეჲოდუჲ
- limxona otva eyoduy
- He puts the fern on the roof
Further reading[edit]
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “otva”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოთვა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi