ძუმელა
Georgian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Mingrelian ჯუმენე (ǯumene), Laz ჯუმენი (cumeni, “redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)”).[1] Akin to Middle Armenian ծմել (cmel).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ძუმელა • (ʒumela)
References
[edit]- ^ Kiria, Č̣abuḳi, Ezugbaia, Lali, Memišiši, Omar, Čuxua, Merab (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 897
Further reading
[edit]- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ქათმისქოჩორა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][1], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo
- Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716) “ძუმელა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [Collection of Georgian words, that is a dictionary][2], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 441b, derives the word from Armenian. According to him in Georgian the flower is called წითელა (c̣itela)