diimaa

Oromo

Picture dictionary: color

color

diimaa

burtukaana

keelloo

magariisa

cuquliisa

diimadii

siddisee

arfaasee

daammii

gurraacha

daalacha

adii

Several of the most common color words in Oromo

Etymology

Compare Egyptian jdmj (“fine red linen”). Cognate with Konso tiima, Afar diima (“be dark coloured”), Burji duwwaa, Sidamo duma, Kw'adza dimayi, Awngi ድሚ (dəmi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːmɑ́ː/

• Syllables - dii-maa, Count - 2

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Adjective

diimaa (feminine diimtuu, plural diddiimaa)

1. red

References

• Ali, M., & Zaborski, A. (1990). Handbook of the Oromo language, page 17