hhuumpa

Iraqw

Etymology

From Proto-South Cushitic *ħuumpá, possibly further akin to Oromo humbi (“elephant's trunk”).

Noun

hhuumpa m (plural hhumpi'i n)

  1. lung

References

  • Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 41
  • Kießling, Roland; Mous, Maarten (2003), The Lexical Reconstruction of West-Rift Southern Cushitic (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 21, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN
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