მერაღი

Laz

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مراق‎ (merak).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛˈɾɑɣi/, /mɛˈ(ɹ)ɑɣi/
Hyphenation: მე‧რა‧ღი

Noun

მერაღი • (meraği) (Latin spelling meraği)

curiosity, worry, apprehension, concern, anxiety, sorrow
რიჶეთი დიდო მუკელიდი რენ. ოსინაფუთენ კოჩიზ დერდი დო მერაღი გოჭკონდინაფამზ.
rifeti dido muǩelidi ren. osinaputen ǩoçiz derdi do meraği goç̌ǩondinapamz.
Rifet is very witty. With his conversation, he makes people forget their troubles and worries.

Further reading

Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “meraği”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
Tandilava, Ali (2013), “მერაღი”, 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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