მპოლი

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πόλη (Pólē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈm̥pʼɔli/
  • Hyphenation: მპო‧ლი

Proper noun

მპოლი • (mp̌oli) (Latin spelling Mp̌oli) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

  1. Istanbul
    Synonym: ისტანბოლი (isťanboli)
    მპოლი წკარიში გზა ფოვუ
    mp̌oli ǯǩarişi gza povu
    Istanbul has become a very visited place
    (literally, “Istanbul became a waterway”)

Derived terms

  • მპოლური (mp̌oluri)

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “Mpʼoli”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მპოლი”, 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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