ዝብኢ

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Tigre

Etymology

Borrowed from Tigrinya ዝብኢ (zəbʾi).

Noun

ዝብኢ (zəbʾi)

  1. hyena
  2. (more commonly) a term of abuse applied to humans

References

  • Littmann, Enno, Höfner, Maria (1962) “ዝብኢ”, in Wörterbuch der Tigrē-Sprache. Tigrē—Deutsch—Englisch (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur; XI)‎, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH, page 499a

Tigrinya

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb-.

Noun

ዝብኢ (zəbʾi)

  1. hyena

Descendants

  • Tigre: ዝብኢ (zəbʾi)