ጉጉት

Amharic

Etymology 1

Ultimately onomatopoeic in origin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ጉጉት • (gugut) m or f by sense (plural ጉጉቶች (gugutoč))

1. owl

Etymology 2

Root
ጐ-ጐ-አ (gʷä-gʷä-ä)
1 term

Noun

ጉጉት • (gugut) ?

1. curiosity
2. longing

Related terms

• አጓጓ (ʾägʷagʷa)
• አጓጓዘ (ʾägʷagʷazä)
• ጓጓ (gʷagʷa)

References

• “ጉጉት”, in Amharic Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in English)