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Etymology
From ჯე- (ce-) + -ა (-a) + ნთხ- (ntx-) + -ენ (-en). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *ratx- : rtx- (“to stretch out; break, disconnect”).
Verb
ჯანთხენ • (cantxen) (Latin spelling cantxen) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni)
- to attack, to assault
ნგოლა შურონეფე სერი ნდღალერი მჯვერი ჯანთხენ.- ngola şuronepe seri ndğaleri mcveri cantxen.
- On the ngola, wolves attack goats day and night.
- to be hit on
კული გოლიღამტაშა ქური ჯანთხენ.- ǩuli goliğamťaşa kuri cantxen.
- When you take the chair away, the heel of the foot (of the chair) is struck.
See also
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “cantxen”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)