ზუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

ზუმს • (zums) (Latin spelling zums) (VitseArkabi)

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

Further reading

  • 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