იცხამს

Laz

Etymology

From ი- (i-) +‎ ცხ- (ʒx-) +‎ -ამ (-am) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *wasx- (“to lend, borrow”).

Verb

იცხამს • (iʒxams) (Latin spelling iʒxams) (Lome)

1. to borrow, to become indebted to

   Synonyms: ეიცხამს (eiʒxams), ნიცხამს (niʒxams), ეცხერი გუწუმერს (eʒxeri guǯumers)

   ჶუადიქ ჰექშენ ჰაქშენ ფარა იცხამს დო ამადგინ

   fuadik hekşen hakşen para iʒxams do amadgin

   Fuad survives by borrowing from here and there

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “i3xams”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოცხუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi