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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ჩხ- (çx-) +‎ -იფ (-ip) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *rec₁x- : rc₁x- (to wash, launder).

Verb edit

ჩხიფს (çxips) (Latin spelling çxips) (Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

  1. (things other than the human body and laundry) to wash
    ღომამჯინეჲი ანგეფე ანდღა ფჩხიფთ. კაჲი შეჲი ვარენ.
    ğomamcineyi angepe andğa pçxipt. ǩayi şeyi varen.
    We're washing last night's dishes today. It's not nice.

Further reading edit

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “çxims/ çxips”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოჩხუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi