ნცორუმს

Laz

Alternative forms
  • ნცორუჲ (nʒoruy) — Vizha, Artasheni
  • ნცირუმს (nʒirums), ნციუმს (nʒiums), ნციჲუმს (nʒiyums), ნციჲუფს (nʒiyups), ნციუფს (nʒiups), ნცირუფს (nʒirups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Etymology

From ნცორ- (nʒor-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *car-.

Verb

ნცორუმს • (nʒorums) (Latin spelling nʒorums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

  1. to sift
    ონცორუთენ მქვერი მუშენ ნცორუმან?
    onʒoruten mkveri muşen nʒoruman?
    Why do they sift the flour with a sieve?

Further reading
  • Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “n3orums/ n3oruy”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎ (in Turkish)
  • Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ონცორუ”, 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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