ჯოხო

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁ax-e-; see Georgian სახელი (saxeli) for more.

Noun

ჯოხო • (coxo) (Latin spelling coxo) (Arkabi, KhopaBatumi, Chkhala)

  1. name, noun
    ჯოხოქ კოჩი ვარომსქვანამს; კოჩიქ ჯოხო ომსქვანამს.
    coxok ǩoçi varomskvanams; ǩoçik coxo omskvanams.
    The name does not beautify the person. The person makes the name beautiful. (proverb)

Inflection

Declension of ჯოხო (coxo) (see Laz declension)
singular plural
absolutive ჯოხო (coxo) ჯოხოფე (coxope)
ergative ჯოხოქ (coxok) ჯოხოფექ (coxopek)
dative ჯოხოს (coxos) ჯოხოფეს (coxopes)
genitive ჯოხოშ(ი) (coxoş(i)) ჯოხოფეშ(ი) (coxopeş(i))
directive ჯოხოშე (coxoşe) ჯოხოფეშე (coxopeşe)
ablative ჯოხოშენ (coxoşen) ჯოხოფეშენ (coxopeşen)
locative ჯოხოს (coxos) ჯოხოფეს (coxopes)
instrumental ჯოხოთენ (coxoten) ჯოხოფეთენ (coxopeten)

Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

Further reading

  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “coxo”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ჯოხო”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Mingrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁ax-e-; see Georgian სახელი (saxeli) for more.

Noun

ჯოხო • (ǯoxo) (plural ჯოხოეფი)

  1. name
  2. face
    Synonym: სახე (saxe)

References

  • Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯოხო”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2061