ფათქალამს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ფათქალუმს (patkalums) — Borghola

Etymology

From ფათქალ- (patkal-) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Probably along with the root ფათხალ- (patxal-) ,that used in Western dialects, Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *petk- : ptk- (“to break; to blow up”).

Verb

ფათქალამს • (patkalams) (Latin spelling patkalams) (Vitse, Lome)

1. (bird) to flutter

   Synonym: ფათხალაჲ (patxalay)

   კინჩიქ ფათქალამს

   ǩinçik patkalams

   The bird flutters

2. (human) to shiver from fear

   ხასანიქ შქურნათე ფათქალამს

   xasanik şkurnate patkalams

   Hassan is trembling with fear

Further reading

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