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Old Georgian
Etymology
Compare Arabic كُرْكُم (kurkum), Persian کرکم (korkom), Middle Persian (kwlkwm /kurkum/). Doublet of კროკონი (ḳroḳoni).
Noun
ქურქუმაჲ • (kurkumay)
- crocus, crocum
- Synonym: კროკონი (ḳroḳoni)
Descendants
References
- Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “ქურქუმაჲ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 459
- Čubinov, David (1887) “ქურქუმაჲ”, in Грузинско-русский словарь [Georgian–Russian Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, column 1352