წუმწუმა

Georgian

Alternative forms
  • წუმწუბა (c̣umc̣uba), წუნწუბა (c̣unc̣uba)

Etymology

From the root of Old Armenian ծծումբ (ccumb).

Noun

წუმწუმა • (c̣umc̣uma)

  1. sulfur
  2. sulfur match

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ծծումբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “წუმწუმა”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎, Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
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