თქუმერს

Laz

Alternative forms

• თქუმარს (tkumars) — Chkhala

Etymology

From თქუმ- (tkum-) +‎ -ერ (-er) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *tkw-am- : *tk(w)-m- (“to speak, say”).

Verb

თქუმერს • (tkumers) (Latin spelling tkumers) (Khopa–Batumi)

1. to tell, to say

   Synonyms: იტუჲ (iťuy), ზოპონს (zop̌ons), უწუმერს (uǯumers)

   ჩქიმდა “ჰომოხთი” ჩქვა თქვას

   çkimda “homoxti” çkva tkvas

   Let him say "Come" to me

Usage notes

• This verb has 2 roots depending of aspect; თქუმ- (tkum-) (imperfective) and თქვ- (tkv-) (perfective)
• Verbal noun is ოთქუ (otku)

Further reading

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