ზუმს

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ზ- (z-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *z- (to press, squeeze).

Verb[edit]

ზუმს (zums) (Latin spelling zums) (Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. (Solid things like stones, earth, onions, garlic, nuts, walnuts, etc.) to crush

Further reading[edit]

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