Contionary:sumi

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

• IPA: /su.ˈmi/, [su.ˈmʲi]

Etymology

From Old Grekelin ψουμί (psōmí), from Medieval Greek ψωμίν (psōmíon), from earlier ψωμίον (psōmíon), from Ancient Greek ψωμός (psōmós), from the verb ψώω (psṓō), an alternative form of ψάω (psáō, “to touch lightly, to rub”). Cognate with Modern Greek ψωμί (psomí), Mariupol Greek псуми (psumi).

Noun

1. Bread

   Trogo to sumi mei.   (I am eating my bread)

1. (Dialectal, figuratively) Food in general

   To sumi zsei mek.   (The food lets us live.)

   (Cyrillic script) То суми жйи мек.