ሽጉጥ

Amharic

Alternative forms

  • ሽጕጥ (šəggʷəṭ)

Etymology

From ሸጉጠ (šəgguṭä, to tuck; to conceal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɨɡːutʼ/
  • Hyphenation: ሽ‧ጉጥ

Noun

ሽጉጥ • (šəgguṭm

  1. handgun, pistol
  2. flask of liquor

Declension

Definiteness forms of ሽጉጥ
masculine
indefinite ሽጉጥ (šəgguṭ)
definite subject ሽጉጡ (šəgguṭu)
definite object ሽጉጡን (šəgguṭun)
general object ሽጉጥን (šəgguṭən)
Possessive forms of ሽጉጥ (šəgguṭ)
singular plural formal
first person ሽጉጤ (šəgguṭe) ሽጉጣችን (šəgguṭaččən)
second person m ሽጉጥህ (šəgguṭəh) ሽጉጣችሁ (šəgguṭaččəhu) ሽጉጥዎ (šəgguṭwo)
f ሽጉጥሽ (šəgguṭəš)
third person m ሽጉጡ (šəgguṭu) ሽጉጣቸው (šəgguṭaččäw)
f ሽጉጧ (šəgguṭʷa)

Derived terms

References

  • Leslau, Wolf (1995) Reference grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 602