ჯაფირჩენ

Laz

Alternative forms

• ჯვაფირჩენ (cvapirçen) — Vizha, Artasheni

Etymology

From ჯე- (ce-) +‎ ა- (a-) +‎ ფირჩ- (pirç-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *wrc₁- (“to be broad, wide”).

Verb

ჯაფირჩენ • (capirçen) (Latin spelling capirçen) (Atina, Artasheni)

1. to get dust etc. into something belonging to someone, to get into it

   თოლის ჯაფირჩუ. თოლი ოხოზდერი ევედი ევედი ფათხუმს.

   tolis capirçu. toli oxozderi evedi evedi patxums.

   He has dust in his eye. He blinks rapidly, squinting.

Further reading

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