ნცხენი
Laz
Etymology
According to Fähnrich, Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *cxen-. Klimov derives from Georgian ცხენი (cxeni).
Noun
ნცხენი • (nʒxeni) (Latin spelling nʒxeni) (Atina, Vizha, Okordule, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- horse
- ნცხენი გუკაპამტაშა ჩოჩოკა-მუში მუ მსქვა ივალზ
- nʒxeni guǩap̌amťaşa çoçoǩa-muşi mu mskva ivalz
- How beautifully her/his mane waves while the horse is running
Derived terms
- კეტინცხენი (ǩeťinʒxeni, “bicycle”)
- ისინანცხენი (isinanʒxeni, “Libellula depressa(a kind of dragonfly)”)
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “n3xeni”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ნცხენი”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
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