ኀንዚር

Ge'ez

Alternative forms

  • ሕንዚር (ḥənzir), ሐንዚር (ḥänzir), ሐንዘር (ḥänzär)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr) or its Aramaic source. The usual word for pig in Gəʿəz is ሐራውያ (ḥärawəya).

Noun

ኀንዚር • (ḫänzirm (plural ኀናዚር (ḫänazir))

  1. (uncommon) pig, swine

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