იმჭკენ

Laz

Alternative forms

• იმჭკვენ (imç̌ǩven) — Chanapeti

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ მჭკ- (mç̌ǩ-) +‎ -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *mc̣₁q- (“to train (to), break in”).

Verb

იმჭკენ • (imç̌ǩen) (Latin spelling imç̌ǩen) (Sumla, Lome)

1. to become tame, domesticated

   Synonym: ოხიმჭვენ (oximç̌ven)

   ხასანიშ ათმაჯა თამო თამო იმჭკენ

   xasaniş atmaca tamo tamo imç̌ǩen

   Khasan's hawk is slowly becoming domesticated

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “imç’k’ven (FN-Ç’anapet), imç’k’en (FN-Sumla)(AH-Lome)”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)