ზუმს
Laz edit
Alternative forms edit
- ზამს (zams) — Atina
- ზაჲ (zay) — Vizha
- ზუჲ (zuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
- ზიმს (zims) — Arkabi
- ზაფს (zaps) — Chkhala
Etymology edit
From ზ- (z-) + -უმ (-um) + -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *z- (“to press, squeeze”).
Verb edit
ზუმს • (zums) (Latin spelling zums) (Vitse–Arkabi)
- (Solid things like stones, earth, onions, garlic, nuts, walnuts, etc.) to crush
Further reading edit
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “zums”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოზუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi