Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From მჯ(ვ)- (mc(v)-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *ʒ₁ow- (to graze, pasture).

Verb

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მჯუმს (mcums) (Latin spelling mcums) (Apso, Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. to graze
    ოსმანიში ჯოღორი ფუჯეფექ ნამჯუმტეზ კალა გოშატალუ დო ჰენთერე ჲომკუთინუ
    osmanişi coğori pucepek namcumťez ǩala goşaťalu do hentere yomǩutinu
    Osman's dog wandered into the cow pasture(place that they graze) and startled them

Further reading

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