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ወርቅ

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Amharic

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Chemical element (edit)
Au
Atomic number 79
ወርቅ (wärḳ)
Classification data
Period 6
Group 11
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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Amharic Wikipedia article on ወርቅ (wärḳ)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *waraḳ- (green). Cognates include Ge'ez ወርቅ (wärḳ) and Tigre ወርቅ (wärḳ).

Noun

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ወርቅ (wärḳ?

  1. gold

Descendants

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  • Sidamo: worqe