აფათხენ

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Laz

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Etymology

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From ა- (a-) +‎ ფათხ- (patx-) +‎ -ენ (-en).

Verb

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აფათხენ (apatxen) (Latin spelling apatxen)

  1. (Atina, Artasheni, VitseArkabi, KhopaBatumi, Chkhala) someone's eyelids etc. to twitch, someone's skin and the muscles just under the skin in one part of the body to move slightly
    Synonyms: აპაზულენ (ap̌azulen), უწკიფინამს (uǯǩipinams)
    ხუსენიზ თოლეფე აფათხენ.
    xuseniz tolepe apatxen.
    Khusen's eyes twitch.
  2. (Vizha) someone's clothes to sway
    აჲშე იგზარტაშა ბელლუღი აფათხენ.
    ayşe igzarťaşa belluği apatxen.
    Ayşe's skirt sways when she walks.

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “apatxen[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “apatxen[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[2] (in Turkish)