ዋና

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Amharic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwanːa/
  • Hyphenation: ዋ‧ና

Noun

ዋና (wannam

  1. master
  2. chief, head
  3. original (of a written document)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwana/
  • Hyphenation: ዋ‧ና

Noun

ዋና (wanam

  1. swimming, swim

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 1541
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 14