მასა

Laz

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ماسه (masa), from Latin mēnsa.

Noun

მასა • (masa) (plural მასაფე, Latin spelling masa)

  1. table
    Synonym: სტოლი (sťoli)
    ნუსაქ ბერეზ ნთხირი მასაზ ჲუტახამზ დო მეჩამს
    nusak berez ntxiri masaz yuťaxamz do meçams
    The bride breaks the hazelnut on the table and gives it to the child

Further reading

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