cangoyseyna

Afar
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Etymology

From cangoyisé (“lick out a dish”) +‎ -éyna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħanɡojˈsejna/, [ħʌŋɡɔjˈsɛjnʌ]
  • Hyphenation: can‧goyseyna

Noun

cangoyséyna m (plural cangoyseynitté f)

  1. index finger

Declension
Declension of cangoyséyna
absolutive cangoyséyna
predicative cangoyséyna
subjective cangoyseyní
genitive cangoyseyní
Postpositioned forms
l-case cangoyséynal
k-case cangoyséynak
t-case cangoyséynat
h-case cangoyséynah

References
  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “cangoysèyna”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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