იმჭკენ

Laz

Alternative forms

  • იმჭკვენ (imç̌ǩven)Chanapeti

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ მჭკ- (mç̌ǩ-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mc̣₁q- (to train (to), break in).

Verb

იმჭკენ • (imç̌ǩen) (Latin spelling imç̌ǩen) (Sumla, Lome)

  1. to become tame, domesticated
    Synonym: ოხიმჭვენ (oximç̌ven)
    ხასანიშ ათმაჯა თამო თამო იმჭკენ
    xasaniş atmaca tamo tamo imç̌ǩen
    Khasan's hawk is slowly becoming domesticated

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “imç’k’ven (FN-Ç’anapet), imç’k’en (FN-Sumla)(AH-Lome)”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)