ქურქუმაჲ

Old Georgian

Etymology

Compare Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum), Persian کرکم (korkom), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwlkwm /⁠kurkum⁠/). Doublet of კროკონი (ḳroḳoni).

Noun

ქურქუმაჲ • (kurkumay)

1. crocus, crocum

   Synonym: კროკონი (ḳroḳoni)

Descendants

• Georgian: ქურქუმა (kurkuma)

References

• Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ქურქუმაჲ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 459
• Čubinov, David (1887) “ქურქუმაჲ”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary]‎^[2], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 1352