ჯეკვობგაჲ

Laz

Etymology

From ჯეკა- (ceǩa-) +‎ ო- (o-) +‎ ბგარ- (bgar-) +‎ -ს (-s). In the Vizha and Artasheni dialects all consonant clusters at the end of the words are simplified into ჲ (y).

Verb

ჯეკვობგაჲ • (ceǩvobgay) (Latin spelling ceǩvobgay) (Vizha)

1. to cry after/for someone

   Synonyms: ჯაბგაჲ (cabgay), ეკაბგარს (eǩabgars), ეკვობგაჲ (eǩvobgay)

   ბერე ნანა-მუში ჯეკვობგაჲ.

   bere nana-muşi ceǩvobgay.

   The child cries after his mother.

Further reading

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