ლესა

Laz

Etymology

Akin to Laz ლემსა (lemsa, “spiderweb”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛsɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ლე‧სა

Noun

ლესა • (lesa) (plural ლესაფე, Latin spelling lesa) (Arkabi)

  1. A net that is thrown into the creek at night for fishing: fishing net
    Synonyms: ბოდა (boda), მოსა (mosa)

Descendants
  • → Turkish: lesa

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “lesa”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Marr, N. (1910) “ლესა”, in Грамматика чанского (лазского) языка с хрестоматией и словарем [Grammar of the Chan (Laz) Language with a Reader and a Dictionary] (Материалы по яфетическому языкознанию; 2) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 163a
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ლესა”, 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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