ስልክ

Amharic

FWOTD – 31 March 2020

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِلْك (silk, “thread, string, wire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɨlk/

Noun

ስልክ • (səlk) ?

1. telephone

   Synonym: ቴሌፎን (telefon)

   • 2018 April 4, “አዲስ የሞባይል ቀፎ በኢትዮ ቴሌኮም ኔትዎርክ ላይ ለማሰመዝገብ ማወቅ ያለብዎት”, in BBC News Amharic‎^[1]:

     አንድ ስልክ ሲመረት 15 አሃዝ ያሉት አይኤምኢአይ('IMEI') ሚስጥር ቁጥር ጋር ነው የሚሠራው።

     ʾänd səlk simärät 15 ʾähaz yalut ʾäyʾemʾiʾäy('IMEI') misṭər ḳuṭr gar näw yämiśäraw.

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References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.