ლალუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ლალუჲ (laluy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• ლალუფს (lalups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Etymology

From ლალ- (lal-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *lal- (“to bark”).

Verb

ლალუმს • (lalums) (Latin spelling lalums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to bark

   Synonym: ილალამს (ilalams)

   ჯოღორიქ გალე ა მციქა ნიფუშონაჲიზ ჲექთენ ლალუმზ

   coğorik gale a mʒika nipuşonayiz yekten lalumz

   The dog barks when there's a bit of wheezing outside

2. (derogatory) to talk

   დიდო მოთლალუმ! წიწეფე გეგიხვარე.

   dido motlalum! ǯiǯepe gegixvare.

   Don't talk too much! I'll spill your intestines.

Further reading

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