wiyil

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Somali

Other scripts
Latin wiyil
Arabic وِيِل

Etymology

Akin to Dahalo waala. Ehret proposes common origin from Proto-Cushitic *waɣl-/*wiɣl-.

Pronunciation

Noun

wiyil f (plural wiyillo f)

  1. rhinoceros

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1987) “Proto-Cushitic Reconstruction”, in Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika, volume 8, pages 7–180
  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “wiyil”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 875