ჩიჩხუ

Laz

Alternative forms

  • ჩუჩქუ (çuçku) — Vitse
  • ჩიჩქუ (çiçku) — Arkabi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ččw-il- (“soft (of animate objects)”). Cognate with Georgian ჩვილი (čvili).

Adjective

ჩიჩხუ • (çiçxu) (Latin spelling çiçxu) (Chkhala, Batumi)

  1. fresh
    Synonyms: აღანიში (ağanişi), თაზე (taze)
    ონტულეს ჩიჩხუ ჩიჩხუ ლუყუ მიღუნ
    onťules çiçxu çiçxu luqu miğun
    I have fresh cabbage in the garden
  2. newborn, young
    Synonym: კრუმპი (ǩrump̌i)
    ჩიჩხუ ბეე უყოუნ
    çiçxu bee uqoun
    S/he has a young child
  3. soft
    ყუჯიში პიპილი ჩიჩხუ იყვენ
    qucişi p̌ip̌ili çiçxu iqven
    The lobe of the ear is soft

Further reading

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