midig
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *mazkʷ-/*mizkʷ- (“right side”). Cognate with Jiiddu meeg, Rendille miig, Aweer midig, Arbore midda, Oromo mirgaa, Afar migda, Beja mayikwa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.diɡ/, [mɪˈð̞ɪɡ]
Noun
midig f (plural midigyo)
Adjective
midig
References
- De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary (p. 108). MID-MIR
- Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente. (p. 599)