culunqichcho

Sidamo

Etymology

From culunqa (“fingernails”) +‎ -ichcho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼulunˈkʼit͡ʃːo/
• Hyphenation: cu‧lun‧qich‧cho

Noun

culunqichcho m (plural culunqa f)

1. fingernail

Declension

Declension of culunqichcho (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	culunqichcho
nominative	culunqichchu	culunqichchi
genitive	culunqichchu*)	culunqichchi*)
dative	culunqichchoho	culunqichchira
accusative	culunqichcho*)
ablative	culunqichchunni	culunqichchinni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “culunqichcho”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department