ჯუმენე

Mingrelian

Etymology

Related to Laz ჯუმენი (cumeni, “redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)”), Georgian ძუმელა (ʒumela, “cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata)”), Middle Armenian ծմել (cmel, “amaranth”). See the Armenian entry for more.

Noun

ჯუმენე • (ǯumene) (plural ჯუმენეეფი)

1. redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)

   Synonym: ჯიჯალე (ǯiǯale)

Derived terms

• ჭითა ჯუმენე (č̣ita ǯumene, “blood amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)”)
• ჩე ჭუმენე (če č̣umene, “goosefoot (Chenopodioideae)”)
• ჩე ჯუმენია (če ǯumenia, “chickweed (Stellaria media)”)

Further reading

• Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯუმენე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2062
• Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჯუმენე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)‎^[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
• Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ჩვეულებრივი ჯიჯლაყა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo