dhiig
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Somali
[edit]| Latin | dhiig | |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ڎيگ | |
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-East Cushitic *ɗiig+ (Bender, 2020). Cognate with Oromo dhiiga, Jiiddu dhig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dhiig m (article -ki)
- blood
- the menses
- (by extension) menstruation
Verb
[edit]dhiig
- to bleed
References
[edit]- Larajasse, Évangéliste de (1897) “‘dig”, in Somali-English and English-Somali Dictionary[1], London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., page 35
- Abdirahman Abdillahi Farah "Barwaago" (1995) “dhiig”, in A Modern Somali-English Dictionary, Ottawa: Ottawa Catholic School Board, →ISBN, page 135
- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “dhiig”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga[2], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 236