አንቄ

Amharic

Alternative forms

  • አንጭት (ʾänč̣ət)

Etymology

Unknown. Akin to Ge'ez አንቄ (ʾänḳe) and perhaps Arabic أَنُوق (ʔanūq).

Noun

አንቄ • (ʾänḳe, ʾänəḳḳe)

  1. hawk

References

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “አንቄ & አንጭት”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 1215b, 1252b

Ge'ez

Alternative forms

  • አንቄት (ʾänḳet)

Etymology

Unknown. Akin to Gurage anḳʼət and anḳʼit and Amharic አንቄ (ʾänḳe) and perhaps Arabic أَنُوق (ʔanūq).

Noun

አንቄ • (ʾänḳe) m (plural አናቅይ (ʾänaḳy))

  1. hawk, kite

References

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