culunqichcho

Sidamo

Etymology

From culunqa (fingernails) +‎ -ichcho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʼulunˈkʼit͡ʃːo/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧lun‧qich‧cho

Noun

culunqichcho m (plural culunqa f)

  1. fingernail

Declension

Declension of culunqichcho (masculine)
unmodified modified
predicative culunqichcho
nominative culunqichchu culunqichchi
genitive culunqichchu*) culunqichchi*)
dative culunqichchoho culunqichchira
accusative culunqichcho*)
ablative culunqichchunni culunqichchinni

*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 345
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “culunqichcho”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department