ჯუმენე
Mingrelian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to Laz ჯუმენი (cumeni, “redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)”), Georgian ძუმელა (ʒumela, “cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata)”), Middle Armenian ծմել (cmel, “amaranth”). See the Armenian entry for more.
Noun
[edit]ჯუმენე • (ǯumene) (plural ჯუმენეეფი)
- redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)
- Synonym: ჯიჯალე (ǯiǯale)
Derived terms
[edit]- ჭითა ჯუმენე (č̣ita ǯumene, “blood amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)”)
- ჩე ჭუმენე (če č̣umene, “goosefoot (Chenopodioideae)”)
- ჩე ჯუმენია (če ǯumenia, “chickweed (Stellaria media)”)
Further reading
[edit]- Kajaia, Otar (2005) “ჯუმენე”, in Megrul-kartuli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian–Georgian Dictionary], online version prepared by Joost Gippert, Frankfurt am Main, published 2001–2004, page 2062
- Kobalia, Alio (2010) “ჯუმენე”, in Merab Čuxua, Nona Kobalia, Nana Kobalia, editors, Megruli leksiḳoni [Mingrelian Dictionary] (Ḳolxuri seria; 7)[1], online version prepared by Manana Buḳia, Tbilisi: Artanuji, →ISBN
- Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961) “ჩვეულებრივი ჯიჯლაყა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary][2], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota Sakartvelo