ნთხოზუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ნთხოზ- (ntxoz-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *txaz- : *txz- (to plait, weave; to compose).

Verb

ნთხოზუმს • (ntxozums) (Latin spelling ntxozums) (Atina, VitseArkabi)

  1. to braid, to knit, to weave (hair, rope, thread etc.)
    ლაზუტი მთხოზი დო ნაჲლაზ ქოგებოკიდი
    lazuťi mtxozi do naylaz kogeboǩidi
    I braided corn and hang it on the ნაჲლა (nayla)
  2. to make rope (from hemp), to make yarn (from wool)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ntxozums/ ntxozuy/ ntxozups”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)