დუცხუ
Laz edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒacxw-.
Noun edit
დუცხუ • (duʒxu) (Latin spelling duʒxu) (Vizha)
- lime, linden
- Synonyms: კავაღი (ǩavaği), იჰლამური (ihlamuri), ჶელამური (felamuri), ფუქირიშ ჯა (pukiriş ca)
- linden tree
- ავლაფე დუცხუფე ომორდინაჲ. იმორდასი ფუჟეფე უწოფხასენ.
- avlape duʒxupe omordinay. imordasi pujepe uǯopxasen.
- S/he grows linden trees on the doorsteps. When it grows, he will prune it for the cows.
- dried linden flowers
- hot beverage made from dried linden flowers
Declension edit
Declension of დუცხუ (see Laz declension)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | დუცხუ | დუცხუფე | |
| ergative | დუცხუქ | დუცხუფექ | |
| dative | დუცხუს | დუცხუფეს | |
| genitive | დუცხუშ(ი) | დუცხუფეშ(ი) | |
| directive | დუცხუშე | დუცხუფეშე | |
| ablative | დუცხუშემ | დუცხუფეშემ | |
| locative | დუცხუს | დუცხუფეს | |
| instrumental | დუცხუთენ | დუცხუფეთენ | |
| Notes: dialects may differ on declension. | |||
Further reading edit
- Benli, Faruk (2004) “duʒˆxu”, in Lazuri-Turkili, Turkili-Lazuri Ansiklopedik Laksiyoni [Laz–Turkish–Laz Encyclopedic Dictionary], Istanbul: Kebikeç, page 51b
- Aleksiva, Irfan Çağatay (2020) “duʒxu”, in Dictionary of Laz Plant Names (LINCOM Scientific Dictionaries; 3), München: LINCOM GmbH, page 18
- Erten, Metin (2000) “du3xu”, in Lazca-Türkçe, Türkçe-Lazca Sözlük [Laz–Turkish–Laz dictionary], Istanbul: Anahtar Kitaplar, page 69
- Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 788
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ცაცხვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “დუცხუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi