ტვაცუნ

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Etymology edit

From ტვაც- (ťvaʒ-) +‎ -უნ (-un). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭq̇oc- (to throw; to strike (with a crack)).

Verb edit

ტვაცუნ (ťvaʒun) (Latin spelling ťvaʒun) (Atina, Vizha, Okordule)

  1. (gun etc.) to explode
    ალი! წარი ხორთუმი ტვაცუ. ჰიმ მენზგიფუჲ.
    ali! ǯari xortumi ťvaʒu. him menzgipuy.
    Ali! The water hose burst. Have him plug it (for patching).

Further reading edit

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “t’va3un[1]/ t’va3ums (PZ), t’va3un[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “t’va3un[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)