ზუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ზამს (zams) — Atina
• ზაჲ (zay) — Vizha
• ზუჲ (zuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ზიმს (zims) — Arkabi
• ზაფს (zaps) — Chkhala

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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