ვალუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ვალუფს (valups) — Khopa, only for the sense to flash

Etymology

From ვალ- (val-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *el- (“to sparkle (of lightning)”).

Verb

ვალუმს • (valums) (Latin spelling valums)

1. (Churchava, Chenneti) to shine, to glitter, to gleam, to sparkle

   Synonyms: კვანჩხუმს (ǩvançxums), ფრანდუჲ (pranduy), ჶარჶალაჲ (farfalay), წკუმულაჲ (ǯǩumulay), ჩხატუნ (çxaťun), რანდუმს (randums), თანუფს (tanups)

   ჲალიქ ვალუმს

   yalik valums

   Mirror shines

2. (Peroniti) to flash (of lightning)

   Synonyms: დივალენ (divalen), გონვალუმს (gonvalums)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “valums[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “valums[2]/ valups”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[2] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოვალუ1”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi