ჯელაჭირდაჲ

Laz

Alternative forms

  • ჯელაჭირდამს (celaç̌irdams)Atina

Etymology

From ჯელა- (cela-) +‎ ჭირდ- (ç̌ird-) +‎ -აჲ (-ay). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *č̣ar- : č̣r- (to cut, chop, fell).

Verb

ჯელაჭირდაჲ • (celaç̌irday) (Latin spelling celaç̌irday) (Vizha, Artasheni)

  1. to force and pluck from top to bottom
    ალი არა ჯობაზგუ. ჯელაჭირდუ.
    ali ara cobazgu. celaç̌irdu.
    Ali stepped on the branch. He broke (the branch).

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “celaç’irdams/ celaç’irday”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)