იძღენ

Laz

Alternative forms

  • ინძღენ (inżğen) — Apso
  • იზღენ (izğen) — Vizha, Artasheni
  • იგძენ (igżen) — Batumi

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ ძღ- (żğ-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒeɣ- : ʒɣ- (“to be sated; be filled”).

Verb

იძღენ • (iżğen) (Latin spelling iżğen) (Jigetore, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)

  1. to be sated, to be full
    მთუთიქ თოფურითე დიძღაში “ნაგესქიდუნფე მოთძირომტან” ჲა დო ლეტათე მოლაფამს
    mtutik topurite diżğaşi “nageskidunpe motżiromťan” ya do leťate molapams
    When the bear is full of honey, he covers it with soil so that they don't see the leftovers

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “iz*ğen”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოძღუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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