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აკნენ

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ა- (a-) +‎ კნ- (ǩn-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳaw- : ḳw- (to take).

Verb

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აკნენ (aǩnen) (Latin spelling aǩnen)

  1. to hold onto, to cling to someone or something
    Synonyms: მვაკნენ (mvaǩnen), ჯაკნენ (caǩnen)
    ჭოღონა სტერი ქაკნუ. ვარ ნაშკუჲ.
    ç̌oğona sťeri kaǩnu. var naşǩuy.
    (S)he's got me like a crab. (S)he won't let go.
  2. to infect, to transmit, to spread, to pass, to contaminate, to sicken someone with a disease
    Synonym: ნაკლიმენ (naǩlimen)
    ჰამ წანა ბერეფე კოწიჭი აკნეჲ. ქოდიბღეჲ.
    ham ǯana berepe ǩoǯiç̌i aǩney. kodibğey.
    This year the kids got whooping cough. They've been devastated.
  3. to irritate (like smoke etc.)
  4. to have one's curse take effect
    მეჲოჩამაშკიმი აკნუ
    meyoçamaşǩimi aǩnu
    My curse have taken effect on her/him
  5. to be attacked by evil eye

Usage notes

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Further reading

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