სულუმს

Laz

Alternative forms

• ნსხულუჲ (nsxuluy) — Vizha
• სულუჲ (suluy) — Artasheni

Etymology

From სულ- (sul-) +‎ -უმ (-um) +‎ -ს (-s). Inherited from Proto-Georgian-Zan *sel- (“flax”).

Verb

სულუმს • (sulums) (Latin spelling sulums) (Atina, Vitse)

1. to separate the hemp fiber from the stalk

   Synonym: სულეჲი იქომს (suleyi ikoms)

Further reading

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