ნთხოზუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ნთხოზუჲ (ntxozuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ნთხოზუფს (ntxozups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Etymology

From ნთხოზ- (ntxoz-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *txaz- : *txz- (“to plait, weave; to compose”).

Verb

ნთხოზუმს • (ntxozums) (Latin spelling ntxozums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to braid, to knit, to weave (hair, rope, thread etc.)

   ლაზუტი მთხოზი დო ნაჲლაზ ქოგებოკიდი

   lazuťi mtxozi do naylaz kogeboǩidi

   I braided corn and hang it on the ნაჲლა (nayla)

2. to make rope (from hemp), to make yarn (from wool)

Further reading

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