dheg

Cornish

Numeral

dheg

  1. soft mutation of deg

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *ɖeg, from Proto-Cushitic *ṭag-/*ṭig- (recognise, perceive, know, hear).

Cognate with Garre dhig, Jiiddu dhagé, Rendille dog, dag (hear), Aweer dheg, El Molo dhekay, Oromo dhaga', Konso dhakay, Afar xag (cheek), xaaga (ear drum), ixig (to know), eexege (to know), Yaaku dek (to hear), Burji dhaga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɖɛ́ɡ/

Noun

dhég f (plural dhegó m)

  1. ear

References

  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 227