გჲოჭკაფამს

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Laz

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From გჲ- (gy-, function unknown) +‎ ო- (o-, causative verb prestem) +‎ ჭკ- (ç̌ǩ-, to begin) +‎ -აფ- (-ap-, causative verb infix) +‎ -ამ (-am, imperfective aspect) +‎ -ს (-s, third person singular present tense marker).

Verb

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გჲოჭკაფამს (gyoç̌ǩapams) (Latin spelling gyoç̌ǩapams) (VitseArkabi)

  1. to begin, to initiate, to start
    ჲაკუპიქ შქით წანეჲი ბოზომუშიზ მექთებიზ გჲოჭკაფამს
    yaǩup̌ik şkit ǯaneyi bozomuşiz mektebiz gyoç̌ǩapams
    Jacob starts his seven-year-old daughter in school

Further reading

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  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “gyoç'k'apams/gyoç'k'apaps”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)