პაპული

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *p̣ap̣-.

Noun

პაპული (p̌ap̌uli) (Latin spelling p̌ap̌uli) (Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala)

  1. grandpa, grandfather
    ბაბაქ პაპული თამო თამო გელოჲონამს
    babak p̌ap̌uli tamo tamo geloyonams
    My father is bringing my grandfather down slowly
  2. ancestor
    მჯვეში ორაფეზ პაპულეფეჩქუნი მწუშ ონჯირეზ ინჯირტეზ
    mcveşi orapez p̌ap̌ulepeçkuni mǯuş oncirez incirťez
    Our ancestors used to sleep on beds made of grain stalks

Derived terms

  • p’ap’uliş nena (word of the elders; proverb)

Further reading

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