აფათხენ

Laz

Etymology

From ა- (a-) +‎ ფათხ- (patx-) +‎ -ენ (-en).

Verb

აფათხენ • (apatxen) (Latin spelling apatxen)

1. (Atina, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala) someone's eyelids etc. to twitch, someone's skin and the muscles just under the skin in one part of the body to move slightly

   Synonyms: აპაზულენ (ap̌azulen), უწკიფინამს (uǯǩipinams)

   ხუსენიზ თოლეფე აფათხენ.

   xuseniz tolepe apatxen.

   Khusen's eyes twitch.

2. (Vizha) someone's clothes to sway

   აჲშე იგზარტაშა ბელლუღი აფათხენ.

   ayşe igzarťaşa belluği apatxen.

   Ayşe's skirt sways when she walks.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “apatxen[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “apatxen[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[2] (in Turkish)