ასვენ

Laz

Etymology

From ა- (a-) +‎ სვ- (sv-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *sw- (“to pass over; to oil, smear (with)”).

Verb

ასვენ • (asven) (Latin spelling asven)

1. to rub, to smear

   ბერეს ჭანჭახი დასუდორენ. შუ ბეზითენ ქონუქოსი.

   beres ç̌anç̌axi dasudoren. şu beziten konukosi.

   The child is covered in mud. Wipe it off with a wet cloth.

See also

• უსუმერს (usumers)

Further reading

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