მხა

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *pxa- (“frame, small bone”). Cognate with Georgian ფხა (pxa), Mingrelian ხა (xa) and Svan ფხა (pxa).

Noun

მხა • (mxa) (plural მხაფე, Latin spelling mxa) (Atina, Okordule, Chanapeti, Sumla, Arkabi)

  1. fishbone
    Synonym: ილი (ili)
    ნჩხომიში მხა ხურტულის ქელემაცონუ
    nçxomişi mxa xurťulis kelemaʒonu
    Fish bone stuck in my throat

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mxa”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მხა”, 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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