Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Mingrelian ფოხ-აფ-ა (pox-ap-a, to lean, rely), ფოხ-უ-ა (pox-u-a).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɔxums/
  • Hyphenation: ფო‧ხუმს

Verb

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ფოხუმს (poxums) (Latin spelling poxums) (VitseArkabi)

  1. to crawl
    Synonym: ხოხუფს (xoxups)
    ჰე დიდი კოჩიქ ბერეფე სთერი ფოხუმს
    he didi ǩoçik berepe steri poxums
    That big guy is crawling like a kid

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 844
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “poxums”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)