ანთხოზენ

Laz

Alternative forms

• ათხოზენ (atxozen) — Chkhala

Etymology

From ა- (a-) +‎ ნთხოზ- (ntxoz-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *txaz- : txz- (“to plait, weave; to compose”).

Verb

ანთხოზენ • (antxozen) (Latin spelling antxozen) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni)

1. to run after, to go after, to chase

   Synonyms: ნომჭეშამს (nomç̌eşams), ჯანთხოზენ (cantxozen), ნთხოზუნ (ntxozun), ჭიშუნ (ç̌işun), გეჭიშუნ (geç̌işun), ნოთხოზუნ (notxozun)

   ბადი ბერეფე ანთხოზენ. ვარმვაჭიშინენ.

   badi berepe antxozen. varmvaç̌işinen.

   The old man runs after the children. He can't catch them.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “antxozen”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)