გეგაფა
Laz
Etymology
From გე- (ge-, preverb) + გ- (g-, “to get used to”) + -აფა (-apa). Akin to Mingrelian გეგაფა (gegapa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛɡɑpʰɑ/
- Hyphenation: გე‧გა‧ფა
Noun
გეგაფა • (gegapa) (Latin spelling gegapa) (Arkabi)
- habit
- ისმეტიზ ჭუტალაშენ დონი ხიზანი გეგაფაფე უღუნ
- ismeťiz ç̌uťalaşen doni xizani gegapape uğun
- Ismet has had bad habits since he was a child
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “gegapa”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013), “გეგაფა”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi