ძუმელა

Georgian

Etymology

Compare Mingrelian ჯუმენე (ǯumene), Laz ჯუმენი (ǯumeni, “redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)”).[1] Akin to Middle Armenian ծմել (cmel).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡zumɛla/
Hyphenation: ძუ‧მე‧ლა

Noun

ძუმელა • (ʒumela)

(obsolete) cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata)

Further reading

Maq̇ašvili, Aleksandre (1961), “ქათმისქოჩორა”, in Boṭaniḳuri leksiḳoni [Botanical Dictionary], 2nd edition, Tbilisi: Sabč̣ota sakartvelo
Orbeliani, Sulxan-Saba (1685–1716), “ძუმელა”, in S. Iordanišvili, editor, Siṭq̇vis ḳona kartuli, romel ars leksiḳoni [The Wisp of Georgian Words That Beeth a Dictionary], Tbilisi: Georgian SSR print, published 1949, page 441b, derives the word from Armenian. According to him in Georgian the flower is called წითელა (c̣itela)

References

Kiria, Č̣.; Ezugbaia, L.; Memišiši, O.; Čuxua, M. (2015) Lazur-megruli gramaṭiḳa [Laz–Mingrelian Grammar]‎ (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Gamomcemloba Meridiani, page 897

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