დუქქჲანი

Laz

Alternative forms

• ტუჭანი (ťuç̌ani) — Atina
• დუკკანი (duǩǩani) — Chkhala
• დუქჲქჲანი (dukykyani) — alternative spelling(phonetic spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دكان (düḱḱan), ultimately Derived from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/, “chamber, doorway or its frame, niche in a wall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dukʲˈkʲɑni/
• Hyphenation: დუქ‧ქჲა‧ნი

Noun

დუქქჲანი • (dukkyani) (Latin spelling dukkyani) (Arkabi)

1. shop, store

   ჰემ დუქქჲანიქ ნაკო ხე ქთურუ დო მითისთი ვარაფელუ

   hem dukkyanik naǩo xe kturu do mitisti varapelu

   How many hands has that shop changed, and it has never been good for anyone

Further reading

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