შინუმს
Laz
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProbably along with გაშინენ (gaşinen, “to remember”) from Proto-Georgian-Zan *qs₁-en- (“to remind, to inform, communicate”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editშინუმს • (şinums) (Latin spelling şinums)
- to respect
- მოთაქ პაპულიმუში აიგდეფს დო ჩქარ ვარშინუფს
- motak p̌ap̌ulimuşi aigdeps do çkar varşinups
- The grandson ridicules his grandfather and shows no respect
Further reading
edit- Klimov, G. A. (1998) “*qs₁-en-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 341–342