bushsha

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuʃːa/
• Hyphenation: bush‧sha

Etymology 1

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya buchcha and Kambaata buchcha.

Noun

bushsha m 

1. soil, dirt

Declension

Declension of bushsha (masculine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	bushsha
nominative	bushshu	bushshi
genitive	bushshu*)	bushshi*)
dative	bushshaho	bushshira
accusative	bushsha*)
ablative	bushshunni	bushshinni

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Etymology 2

From buba (“to burn”) +‎ -sha.

Verb

bushsha

1. (transitive) to burn

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 37
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “bushsha”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department