midig

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *mazkʷ-/*mizkʷ- (“right side”). A verb in Beja miyakw (“to be dexterous”) may be the original meaning. Cognate with Aweer midig, Rendille miig, Jiiddu meeg/mayg, Arbore midda, El Molo migit, Oromo mirgaa, Konso mikta, Afar migda, Yaaku maqayo, Beja mayikwa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ́d̪ɪ̀ɡ/

Noun

mídig f (plural midigyo ?)

1. right hand

   Antonym: bidix

   Gacánta midíg ― The right hand

References

• De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary, MID-MIR, page 108
• Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 599