ლასირომს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ლასტუმს (lasťums) — Atina
• ლასტრუჲ (lasťruy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ლარსუმს (larsums) — Chanapeti
• ლასირუმს (lasirums) — Vitse–Arkabi
• ლასირუფს (lasirups) — Khopa, Chkhala

Etymology

From ლასირ- (lasir-) +‎ -ომ (-om) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *les- (“to rub, sharpen”).

Verb

ლასირომს • (lasiroms) (Latin spelling lasiroms) (Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to do the sharpening work, to sharpen

   ხამი ქვაზ გჲუსუმერს დო ლასირომს

   xami kvaz gyusumers do lasiroms

   He rubs the knife against the stone and sharpens it

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “lasirums/ lasiroms/ lasirups”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოლასირუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi