გურუნი

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

The ultimate origin is unknown. Cognate with Mingrelian გირინი (girini); see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈɾuni/, /ɡuˈ(ɹ)uni/
  • Hyphenation: გუ‧რუ‧ნი

Noun

გურუნი • (guruni) (plural გურუნეფე, Latin spelling guruni) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. donkey, ass
    გურუნითე ნცხენიზ ვარიჭიშინენ
    gurunite nʒxeniz variç̌işinen
    You can't chase a horse with a donkey (proverb)
  2. (figurative) rude and incompetent person
    გურუნი დო მსქვეჲი ნავარიჩინომს მუ გურუნი რენ
    guruni do mskveyi navariçinoms mu guruni ren
    S/he who cannot distinguish a donkey from a deer is herself/himself a donkey (proverb)

References

  • Bucaklişi, İsmail Avcı, Uzunhasanoğlu, Hasan (1999) Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük / Lazuri-Turkuli Nenapuna [Laz–Turkish dictionary] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Akyüz Yayıncılık, page 122
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