qabow

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *qabow, from Proto-Cushitic *ḳab-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳab- (“cold”). Compare Egyptian qbb (“to cool”).

Cognate with Jiiddu qawé, Rendille khobo, Arbore qabbat (“cold thing”), Oromo qabbana (“coldness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qɑˈβ̞ɔw/, [qɑˈβ̞ɔː]

Adjective

qabów

  1. cold
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