Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian ცომი (comi, yeast) of unknown origin. Usually compared with Laz ცომი (ʒomi), but even that is doubtful, as it could be a borrowing. Also compare Ancient Greek ζύμη (zúmē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡somi/, [t͡sʰomi]
  • Hyphenation: ცო‧მი

Noun

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ცომი (comi) (plural ცომები)

  1. dough

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ცომი”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 519