ჯეჭოფუჲ

Laz

Etymology

From ჯე- (ce-) +‎ ჭოფ- (ç̌op-) +‎ -უჲ (-uy). Cognate with Georgian ეწაფება (ec̣apeba), Georgian დაეწაფა (daec̣apa) and Mingrelian ჭოფუა (č̣opua).

Verb

ჯეჭოფუჲ • (ceç̌opuy) (Latin spelling ceç̌opuy) (Ortaalan)

  1. to catch red-handed
    Synonyms: ნოჭოფამს (noç̌opams), ეჲოჭოფუჲ (eyoç̌opuy), მეჭოფუმს (meç̌opums)
    ალი ოხორისკანი მუთურენფე ნიხირამტუშა ჯეპჭოფი.
    ali oxorisǩani muturenpe nixiramťuşa cep̌ç̌opi.
    I caught Ali red-handed stealing from your house.

Further reading

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