დუმჭკუ
Laz
Alternative forms
- დუნჭუ (dunč̣u) – Atina, Artasheni
- დიმჭკუ (dimč̣ḳu) – Khopa–Batumi
Etymology
From Proto-Georgian-Zan *ǯinč̣wel- (“ant”).
Noun
დუმჭკუ • (dumč̣ḳu) (Latin spelling dumç̌ǩu) (Vitse–Arkabi)
- ant
- ბერეში ქორბაზ დუმჭკუ ბუზალამს
- bereši korbaz dumč̣ḳu buzalams
- An ant is crawling in the child's stomach
Further reading
- Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “dumç’k’u”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
- Tandilava, Ali (2013), “დუმჭკუ”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi