ნჯუმუ

Laz

Alternative forms

მჯუმუ (mcumu) – Atina, Vizha, Okordule, Khopa
ჯუმუ (cumu) – Chkhala, Batumi

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁um-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnd͡ʒumu/
Hyphenation: ნჯუ‧მუ

Noun

ნჯუმუ • (ncumu) (Latin spelling ncumu) (Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa)

salt
Synonym: კენჭინჯუმუ (ǩenç̌incumu)

ხაჯიზ მციქა ნჯუმუ უღუტუ დო ეკებუბღი
xaciz mʒika ncumu uğuťu do eǩebubği
The beans had little salt, and I added a little more

Derived terms

მჯუმერი (mcumeri)
ნჯუმონი (ncumoni)
ონჯუმალე (oncumale)
უნჯუმელი (uncumeli)
უმჯუმელი (umcumeli)
კენჭინჯუმუ (ǩenç̌incumu)

Further reading

Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “ncumu”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ნჯუმუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

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