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Somali
Etymology
From Proto-East Cushitic *ɗiig+ (Bender, 2020). Cognate with Oromo dhiiga, Jiiddu dhig.
Pronunciation
Noun
dhiig m (article -ki)
- blood
- the menses
- (by extension) menstruation
Verb
dhiig
- to bleed
References
- Larajasse, Évangéliste de (1897) “‘dig”, in Somali-English and English-Somali Dictionary, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., page 35
- Abdirahman Abdillahi Farah "Barwaago" (1995) “dhiig”, in A Modern Somali-English Dictionary, Ottawa: Ottawa Catholic School Board, →ISBN, page 135
- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “dhiig”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 236