თასუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• თასუჲ (tasuy) — Vizha, Artasheni
• თასუფს (tasups) — Khopa, Chkhala

Etymology

From თას- (tas-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *tes- (“to sow, seed”).

Verb

თასუმს • (tasums) (Latin spelling tasums) (Apso, Vitse–Arkabi)

1. to sow, to seed

   ლაზუტი თასუმს

   lazuťi tasums

   S/he sows maize

2. to fertilize (about humans), to have a child

   ბერე თასუმს

   bere tasums

   She's having a child

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “tasums/ tasuy/ tasups”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოთასუ1”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ოთასუ2”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[3], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi