გეჭკაფა

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Laz

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Etymology

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From გე- (ge-) +‎ ჭკ- (ç̌ǩ-, to start) +‎ -აფა (-apa).

Noun

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გეჭკაფა (geç̌ǩapa) (Latin spelling geç̌ǩapa) (Sumla)

  1. beginning, start
    Synonym: მოჭკა (moç̌ǩa)
    ირ დულჲა ოჩოდინუ შენი არ გეჭკაფა უნონ
    ir dulya oçodinu şeni ar geç̌ǩapa unon
    For every work to be finished a beginning is required

Further reading

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