ჩხომი
Laz
editAlternative forms
edit- ჩხომბი (çxombi) — Apso, Jigetore
- მჩხომი (mçxomi) — Chanapeti, Chenneti, Borghola
- ნჩხომი (nçxomi) — Sumla, Lome
Etymology
editInherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *čxam- (“fish”). Cognate with Mingrelian ჩხომი (čxomi) and dialectal Georgian ჩხამა (čxama).
Noun
editჩხომი • (çxomi) (Latin spelling çxomi) (Apso, Vizha, Artasheni, Khopa, Chkhala)
- fish
- ბერეშკიმი ჩხომიში ილი წუწონუჲ. ხაზი აენ.
- bereşǩimi çxomişi ili ǯuǯonuy. xazi aen.
- My child sucks the bone of the fish. He's happy.
Inflection
edit Declension of ჩხომი (see Laz declension)
singular | plural | ||
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absolutive | ჩხომი | ჩხომეფე | |
ergative | ჩხომიქ | ჩხომეფექ | |
dative | ჩხომის | ჩხომეფეს | |
genitive | ჩხომიშ(ი) | ჩხომეფეშ(ი) | |
directive | ჩხომიშე | ჩხომეფეშე | |
ablative | ჩხომიშემ | ჩხომეფეშემ | |
locative | ჩხომის | ჩხომეფეს | |
instrumental | ჩხომითენ | ჩხომეფეთენ | |
Notes: dialects may differ on declension. |
Further reading
edit- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “çxomi”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჩხომი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
Mingrelian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Georgian-Zan *čxam-. Cognate with Laz ჩხომი (çxomi) and dialectal Georgian ჩხამა (čxama).
Noun
editჩხომი • (čxomi) (plural ჩხომეფი)
Derived terms
edit- მეჩხომე (mečxome)
References
edit- Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 259
- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჩხომი”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 1743
Categories:
- Laz terms inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Laz terms derived from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Laz lemmas
- Laz nouns
- Atina Laz
- Vizha Laz
- Artasheni Laz
- Khopa–Batumi Laz
- Chkhala Laz
- Laz terms with usage examples
- lzz:Fish
- Mingrelian terms inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Mingrelian terms derived from Proto-Georgian-Zan
- Mingrelian lemmas
- Mingrelian nouns