quuphphe

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Sidamo

Quuphphe.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo bupphaa and Kambaata qupphata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʼuːpʼːe/
  • Hyphenation: quuph‧phe

Noun

quuphphe m 

  1. (collective) eggs

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 36
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “quuphphe”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department