ჩამს

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Laz[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ჩ- (ç-) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *c₁-em- (to give; to beat, smite).

Verb[edit]

ჩამს (çams) (Latin spelling çams, verbal noun ოჩუ, verbal noun ოჩამუ)

  1. to feed
    სიჯალიკობაშა ბიდაში მთირიჩქიმიქ ქოთუმე ნოკვათამს დო მჩამს
    sicaliǩobaşa bidaşi mtiriçkimik kotume noǩvatams do mçams
    When I go to the groom's house, my father-in-law will cut a chicken and feed it to me.

Further reading[edit]

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