შუმს

Laz

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁w- (“to drink”).

Alternative forms

• შუჲ (şuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• შუფს (şups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Verb

შუმს • (şums) (Latin spelling şums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to drink (liquid)

   ქჲოჲიშა ბიდაჲიზ ბოჲნე ფოღარიში წკაჲი ფშუმ

   kyoyişa bidayiz boyne poğarişi ǯǩayi pşum

   I always drink spring water when I go to the village

2. to take (drug)

   სადიკი სიტმათე ღურურტუ. კაჲი აბუტრაქი შუდორენ. ედო ხოლო შური ქომოღუ.

   sadiǩi siťmate ğururťu. ǩayi abuťraki şudoren. edo xolo şuri komoğu.

   Sadik was dying of malaria. He took good medicine. He came back to life.

3. to smoke (cigarette)

   ტორა, სიგარა ფშუმტითშა, ბაბა ქემატეზ

   ťora, sigara pşumťitşa, baba kemaťez

   The father almost saw us while we were smoking (he was there at that moment / came up to us)

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “şums[1]/ şuy[1]/ şups[1]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოშუ1”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *gus₁- : gs₁- (“to weave”).

Alternative forms

• შუჲ (şuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• შუფს (şups) — Khopa–Batumi, Chkhala

Verb

შუმს • (şums) (Latin spelling şums) (Atina, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to knit (baskets, needlework, wool sweaters, lace, etc.), to weave (carpet)

   პაპულიქ გამაჩამუ შენი ნაშუდორტუნ კალათეფე ხეზ ქოდოსქიდუ

   p̌ap̌ulik gamaçamu şeni naşudorťun ǩalatepe xez kodoskidu

   My grandfather's baskets that he weaved for sale were left in his hands

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “şums[2]/ şuy[2]/ şups[2]”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[3] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოშუ2”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[4], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi