ჯეკვობგაჲ
Laz
Etymology
From ჯეკა- (ceǩa-) + ო- (o-) + ბგარ- (bgar-) + -ს (-s). In the Vizha and Artasheni dialects all consonant clusters at the end of the words are simplified into ჲ (y).
Verb
ჯეკვობგაჲ • (ceǩvobgay) (Latin spelling ceǩvobgay) (Vizha)
- to cry after/for someone
- Synonyms: ჯაბგაჲ (cabgay), ეკაბგარს (eǩabgars), ეკვობგაჲ (eǩvobgay)
- ბერე ნანა-მუში ჯეკვობგაჲ.
- bere nana-muşi ceǩvobgay.
- The child cries after his mother.
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cek’vobgay”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)