ნწარი

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձար (jar).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnt͡sʼɑ(ɹ)i/
  • Hyphenation: ნწა‧რი

Noun

ნწარი • (nǯari) (Latin spelling nǯari) (Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. tail hair (of horses, cows etc.)
    ფედერიქ ცხენი კუდელი ნწარიში ზაჲტა იქომს
    pederik ʒxeni ǩudeli nǯarişi zayťa ikoms
    My father is making a kamancheh from horsetail hair

References
  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ձար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 147b

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “n3ʼari”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ნწაი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎, online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi glossed as ძუა (ʒua)
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