ვაფური

Laz

Alternative forms
  • ვაფოჲი (vapoyi) — Lome

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish واپور (vapur, vapor, “steamship”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑˈpʰuɾi/, /vɑˈpʰu(ɹ)i/
  • Hyphenation: ვა‧ფუ‧რი

Noun

ვაფური • (vapuri) (Latin spelling vapuri) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Borghola)

  1. vessel, ship
    Synonyms: ჯემი (cemi), მანგანასკაჶინდი (manganasǩafindi), კარავი (ǩaravi)
    ვაფური სკენჯე ნახოლენ
    vapuri sǩence naxolen
    The ship is approaching the pier

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “vapuri”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ვაფური”, 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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