მტუტა

Laz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭuṭa-.

Noun

მტუტა • (mťuťa) (plural მტუტაფე, Latin spelling mťuťa)

  1. ash
    Synonym: მტეჲი (mťeyi)
    ნანაქ დაჩხურიში მტუტა ლივადიზ ხაჯი დო შუკაზ ეკუდუმე(რ)ზ
    nanak daçxurişi mťuťa livadiz xaci do şuǩaz eǩudume(r)z
    My mother gives the ash (from the fire) to beans and cucumbers in the garden (as fertilizer)

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “mt'ut'a”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “მტუტა”, 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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