EDG
Leslau W. Etymological Dictionary of Gurage (Ethiopic). Vol. III: Etymological Section. Wiesbaden, 1979.
Realizations (16)
| Shift | Language | Lexeme | Source | Target | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2923 | Classical Arabic | ṭayr- | bird | → | good fortune, luck | 630 |
| #2916 | Wolane | tuli | worm | → | serpent, snake | 597 |
| #1800 | Chaha | ǧəwä | tail of animal | → | penis of an adult | 319 |
| #2661 | Muher | nän | up | → | east | 457 |
| #636 | Mesqan | nän | above, on, up, over | → | north | 457 |
| #368 | Chaha | ḳäpärä- | to plant | ← | to bury | 419, 470 |
| #385 | Zway | č̣ən | thigh | → | back, back of the body | 183 |
| #801 | Chaha | däm | blood | → | red | 206 |
| #1433 | Selti | anč̣ä | back of body | → | behind, backwards | 56, 72 |
| #2582 | Zway | čāl | to know | ← | to be able, can, be capable of | 174 |
| #4323 | Muher | bädda | to take, take away, snatch away | → | to copulate, have sexual intercourse (male only) | 131 |
| #385 | Selti | č̣ən | back (of body) | ← | thigh, hip | 183 |
| #8242 | Selti | af | mouth | → | language | 19 |
| #8242 | Wolane | af | mouth | → | language | 19 |
| #8242 | Zway | af | mouth | → | language | 19 |
| #1772 | Chaha | näḳäṭä | to trample on, to kick | → | to thresh with animals, cause an animal to stramp on something (usually for threshing) | 185 |