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Georgian
Pronunciation
Noun
აკვანს • (aḳvans)
- dative singular of აკვანი (aḳvani)
Laz
Etymology
From ა- (a-) + კვან- (ǩvan-) + -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ḳwed-.
Verb
აკვანს • (aǩvans) (Latin spelling aǩvans) (Chanapeti, Arkabi, Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- to ask, want, wish, beg for something from someone
- Synonym: უგორამს (ugorams)
მუსთავაზ მუნთხა უკორემტასენ, პანდა სი გაკვანს- mustavaz muntxa uǩoremťasen, p̌anda si gaǩvans
- Whatever Mustava needs, he always asks you
ბაზიზ კიშიზ მთვირი აკვანდანათი ვარმექჩამს- baziz ǩişiz mtviri aǩvandanati varmekçams
- Even if you ask some people for snow in winter, they won't give it to you (Some people don't want something that doesn't work for them to work for someone else) (proverb)
Usage notes
- This verb has 2 roots depending on aspect; კვან- (ǩvan-) (emperfective) and კვანდ- (ǩvand-) (perfective)
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ak’vans”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)