ანჭენ

Laz

Etymology

From ა- (a-) +‎ ნჭ- (nç̌-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁(e)- : c̣₁(i)- (“to pull, stretch; to reach”).

Verb

ანჭენ • (anç̌en) (Latin spelling anç̌en)

  1. someone to take something (as a share)
    Synonyms: ნანჭენ (nanç̌en), ნუნჭუნ (nunç̌un)
    ნაპწილით ნთხირი სუმ ჯუმაქ ოკობირთით დო მათი ნამანჭენ კონარი ებზდი.
    nap̌ǯilit ntxiri sum cumak oǩobirtit do mati namanç̌en ǩonari ebzdi.
    We divided the hazelnuts between the three brothers and I took my share.

Further reading

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