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ძუმელა

Georgian

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Etymology

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Compare Mingrelian ჯუმენე (ǯumene), Laz ჯუმენი (cumeni, “redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)”).[1] Akin to Middle Armenian ծմել (cmel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡zumeɫa]
  • Hyphenation: ძუ‧მე‧ლა

Noun

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ძუმელა • (ʒumela)

  1. (obsolete) cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata)

References

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  1. ^ Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 897

Further reading

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  • Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ქათმისქოჩორა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎[1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
  • Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ძუმელა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary]‎[2], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 441b, derives the word from Armenian. According to him in Georgian the flower is called წითელა (c̣itela)
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