hurbaate

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya hurbaata (“meal”) and Oromo irbaata.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /huɾˈbaːte/
  • Hyphenation: hur‧baa‧te

Noun

hurbaate m 

  1. dinner
  2. supper

References
  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “hurbaate”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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