ლუბუ

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *lb-il-. Cognate with Georgian რბილი (rbili) and Mingrelian ლიბუ (libu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlubu/
  • Hyphenation: ლუ‧ბუ

Adjective

ლუბუ • (lubu) (Latin spelling lubu) (Vizha, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. soft because it's watery, soft because it's absorbed water
    ფუჯიჩქუნიში ჲოღუტი პანდა ლუბუ ივენ
    puciçkunişi yoğuťi p̌anda lubu iven
    Our cow's yogurt is always soft and juicy
  2. (food with more than usual) juicy, watery
    ნანაზ, ჰანდღა ნაგუბუ თერმონი დიდო ლუბუ დახენუ
    nanaz, handğa nagubu termoni dido lubu daxenu
    My mom accidentally made the termoni that she made today too watery

Further reading
  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 810
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “lubu”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ლუბუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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