მპოლი

Laz

Alternative forms

პოლი (p̌oli) – Vizha, Chanapeti

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πόλη (Pólē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈm̥pʼɔli/
Hyphenation: მპო‧ლი

Proper noun

მპოლი • (mp̌oli) (Latin spelling Mp̌oli) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

Istanbul
Synonym: ისტანბოლი (isťanboli)

მპოლი წკარიში გზა ფოვუ
mp̌oli ǯǩarişi gza povu
Istanbul has become a very visited place
(literally, “Istanbul became a waterway”)

Derived terms

მპოლური (mp̌oluri)

Further reading

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