ნწარი

ნწარი

Laz

Alternative forms

• წარი (ǯari) – Khopa

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

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)

References

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