In Georgian, the city is known as სოხუმი (''Sokhumi'') or აყუ (''Aqu''), in Megrelian as აყუჯიხა (''Aqujikha''), and in Russian as Сухум (''Sukhum'') or Сухуми (''Sukhumi''). The toponym Sokhumi derives from the Georgian word Tskhomi/Tskhumi, meaning ''hornbeam'' in Svan language. It is significant that "dia" in several dialects of Georgian and in Mingrelian means mother and "skuri" means water. In Abkhaz, the city is known as Аҟәа (''Aqwa''), which, according to native tradition, signifies ''water''.