დუმჭკუ
Laz edit
Alternative forms edit
- დუნჭუ (dunç̌u) — Atina, Artasheni
- დიმჭკუ (dimç̌ǩu) — Khopa–Batumi
Etymology edit
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯinč̣wel- (“ant”).
Noun edit
დუმჭკუ • (dumç̌ǩu) (Latin spelling dumç̌ǩu) (Vitse–Arkabi)
- ant
- ბერეში ქორბაზ დუმჭკუ ბუზალამს
- bereşi korbaz dumç̌ǩu buzalams
- An ant is crawling in the child's stomach
Further reading edit
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “dumç’k’u”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “დუმჭკუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi