ნცა

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ca-.

Noun

ნცა • (nʒa) (Latin spelling nʒa) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. sky
    ჰეშშო მუთურენფე თქუ ქი ნცაშენ მურუცხეფე ქოდიბღუ
    heşşo muturenpe tku ki nʒaşen muruʒxepe kodibğu
    S/he said such things that the stars in the sky were scattered on the ground (s/he bragged a lot)

Derived terms

  • პიჟიმცა (p̌ijimʒa)
  • მცამპულა (mʒamp̌ula)
  • ნუკუშინცა (nuǩuşinʒa)
  • ჩარბიშინცა (çarbişinʒa)

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “n3a”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ნცა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
  • Ḳalandia, Tea (2007) Buba Ḳudava, editor, 2000 lazuri siṭq̇va: saleksiḳono masala [2000 Laz words: dictionary material] (Ḳolxuri seria; 1), Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN, page 83
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