ნჯუმუ

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Kartvelian *ʒ₁um-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnd͡ʒumu/
  • Hyphenation: ნჯუ‧მუ

Noun

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

  1. 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

Inflection

 
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Declension of ნჯუმუ (see Laz declension)
singular plural
absolutive ნჯუმუ ნჯუმუფე
ergative ნჯუმუქ ნჯუმუფექ
dative ნჯუმუს ნჯუმუფეს
genitive ნჯუმუშ(ი) ნჯუმუფეშ(ი)
directive ნჯუმუშე ნჯუმუფეშე
ablative ნჯუმუშემ ნჯუმუფეშემ
locative ნჯუმუს ნჯუმუფეს
instrumental ნჯუმუთენ ნჯუმუფეთენ
Notes: dialects may differ on declension.

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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