დუცხუ

Laz

Alternative forms

მდუცხუ (mduʒxu) — Apso
დიცხუ (diʒxu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒacxw-.

Noun

დუცხუ • (duʒxu) (Latin spelling duʒxu) (Vizha)

lime, linden
Synonyms: კავაღი (ǩavaği), იჰლამური (ihlamuri), ჶელამური (felamuri), ფუქირიშ ჯა (pukiriş ca)
1. linden tree
  ავლაფე დუცხუფე ომორდინაჲ. იმორდასი ფუჟეფე უწოფხასენ.
  avlape duʒxupe omordinay. imordasi pujepe uǯopxasen.
  S/he grows linden trees on the doorsteps. When it grows, he will prune it for the cows.
2. dried linden flowers
3. hot beverage made from dried linden flowers

Declension

Declension of **დუცხუ** (duʒxu) (see Laz declension)
	singular	plural
absolutive	დუცხუ (duʒxu)	დუცხუფე (duʒxupe)
ergative	დუცხუქ (duʒxuk)	დუცხუფექ (duʒxupek)
dative	დუცხუს (duʒxus)	დუცხუფეს (duʒxupes)
genitive	დუცხუშ(ი) (duʒxuş(i))	დუცხუფეშ(ი) (duʒxupeş(i))
directive	დუცხუშე (duʒxuşe)	დუცხუფეშე (duʒxupeşe)
ablative	დუცხუშენ (duʒxuşen)	დუცხუფეშენ (duʒxupeşen)
locative	დუცხუს (duʒxus)	დუცხუფეს (duʒxupes)
instrumental	დუცხუთენ (duʒxuten)	დუცხუფეთენ (duʒxupeten)

Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

Further reading

Benli, Faruk (2004) “duʒˆxu”, in Lazuri-Turkili, Turkili-Lazuri Ansiklopedik Laksiyoni [Laz–Turkish–Laz Encyclopedic Dictionary], Istanbul: Kebikeç, page 51b
Aleksiva, Irfan Çağatay (2020) “duʒxu”, in Dictionary of Laz Plant Names (LINCOM Scientific Dictionaries; 3), München: LINCOM GmbH, page 18
Erten, Metin (2000) “du3xu”, in Lazca-Türkçe, Türkçe-Lazca Sözlük [Laz–Turkish–Laz dictionary], Istanbul: Anahtar Kitaplar, page 69
Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 788
Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ცაცხვი”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
Tandilava, Ali (2013) “დუცხუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi