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ქურქუმა

ქურქუმა

Georgian

Alternative forms

  • კურკუმა (ḳurḳuma)
  • კუმკუმა (ḳumḳuma)

Noun

ქურქუმა (kurkuma) (plural ქურქუმები)

  1. crocus, saffron

Inflection


Old Georgian

Etymology

Compare Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum), Persian کرکم, New Latin Curcuma, Middle Persian *kurkum.

According to Ačaṙean, from Armenian քրքում (kʿrkʿum).

Noun

ქურქუმა (kurkuma)

  1. crocus, crocum

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քրքում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • abulaʒe, ilia (1973), ქურქუმა”, in ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 459