ტახუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ტახუჲ (ťaxuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ტახუფს (ťaxups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Etymology

From ტახ- (ťax-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ṭex- : ṭx- (“to break”).

Verb

ტახუმს • (ťaxums) (Latin spelling ťaxums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to break

   ნუსაქ ლაზუტი ტახუმს დო ონტულეზ ოკობღამს. ლუმჯიშა კელე ოხორიშე ზდასენ.

   nusak lazuťi ťaxums do onťulez oǩobğams. lumcişa ǩele oxorişe zdasen.

   The bride crushes the corn and piles it together in the field. She will carry it home in the evening.

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “t’axums/ t’axuy/ t’axups”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოტახუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi