გჲოძინ

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From გე- (ge-) +‎ ო- (o-) +‎ ძინ (żin).

Verb

გჲოძინ • (gyożin) (Latin spelling gyożin) (VitseArkabi)

  1. someone to be named something
    Synonym: ჯოხონს (coxons)
    ტერმოშიშიზ ბოზოში-თი გჲოძინან. ბოზოში ელაჩამა რენ.
    ťermoşişiz bozoşi-ti gyożinan. bozoşi elaçama ren.
    Termoshis are also called Bozoshi. Bozoshi is a nickname.

Usage notes

  • Literally means "a name to be put on someone" hence conjugation is always has the 3rd person as it's subject.
  • In Arkabi dialect ჯოხონს (coxons) is more common than გჲოძინ (gyożin)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • თოლი გჲოძინ (toli gyożin)

Further reading

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