წუმწუმა

Georgian

Alternative forms

• წუმწუბა (c̣umc̣uba), წუნწუბა (c̣unc̣uba)

Etymology

From the root of Old Armenian ծծումբ (ccumb).

Noun

წუმწუმა • (c̣umc̣uma)

1. sulfur
2. sulfur match

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծծումբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “წუმწუმა”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎^[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences