სქუფს
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Laz[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- სკუმს (sǩums) — Atina
- სკუჲ (sǩuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
- დოსქუმს (doskums) — Chanapeti
- სქუმს (skums) — Vitse–Arkabi
- მსქუფს (mskups) — Batumi
Etymology[edit]
From სქ(ვ)- (sk(v)-) + -უფ (-up) + -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *šew- : šw-.
Verb[edit]
სქუფს • (skups) (Latin spelling skups) (Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala)
- to lay egg
- ოქოთუმალეს ქოთუმეფექ ონწირამუ ვარრენნა ვარსქუმან
- okotumales kotumepek onǯiramu varrenna varskuman
- Chickens do not lay eggs if there is no onǯiramu (“an egg or a white stone resembling an egg placed in the desired place for the hen to lay eggs”) in the coop
Further reading[edit]
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “skums/ skups”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı[1] (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოსქუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary][2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi