Avar

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Etymology

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Akin to Hunzib цу (cu).

Noun

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цӏум (cʼum)

  1. eagle

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a dialectal form of Armenian ծոմ (com); note especially Karabakh dialect ծում (cum).

Noun

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цӏум (c̣um)

  1. fast, fasting
    пӏаъхъо гъи пӏаъхъо шу цӏум ефи, ахрах бусанебакиṗa̱qo ɣi ṗa̱qo šu c̣um efi, aχraχ busanebakiafter fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry

References

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  • Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974) “цӏум”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary]‎[1], Baku: Academy Press, page 235
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծոմ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 467a