შვანუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• შვანუჲ (şvanuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• შვანუფს (şvanups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Etymology

From შვან- (şvan-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁wen- : s₁wn- (“to breathe, sigh; to rest”).

Verb

შვანუმს • (şvanums) (Latin spelling şvanums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to breathe

   Synonyms: იშვაჟანაჲ (işvajanay), დიშვანამს (dişvanams), მუიშვანუფს (muişvanups)

   კატუ ვახროცქუდორენ. შუჲი შვანუმს.

   ǩaťu vaxroʒkudoren. şuyi şvanums.

   The cat is not dead. It's breathing.

2. (Vitse) (about pigs) to growl or make a breathing sound

   ღეჯიქ შვანუმს

   ğecik şvanums

   Pig growls

Further reading

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