hinko

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Sidamo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔiɬkʷ-. Cognates include Afar iko, Burji irka, Hadiyya inqe, Kambaata inke, Oromo ilkaan, Saho iko and Somali ilig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhinko/
  • Hyphenation: hin‧ko

Noun[edit]

hinko f (singulative hinkichcho m, plural hinkuwa f)

  1. (collective) teeth

Declension[edit]

Declension of hinko (feminine)
unmodified modified
predicative hinko
nominative hinko hinko
genitive hinkote*) hinko*)
dative hinkote hinkora
accusative hinko*)
ablative hinkotenni hinkonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32
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