Yibuuti

Afar

Etymology

Humorously reanalysed as yi (“my”) + búuti (“cooking pot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jiˈbuːti/ [jɪˈbuːtɪ]
  • Hyphenation: Yi‧buu‧ti

Proper noun

Yibúuti m

  1. (dated, humorous) alternative form of Gabúuti

Declension

Declension of Yibúuti
absolutive Yibúuti
predicative Yibúuti
subjective Yibuutí
genitive Yibuutí
Postpositioned forms
l-case Yibúutil
k-case Yibúutik
t-case Yibúutit
h-case Yibúutih

References

  • Didier Morin (2012) “Gabuuti”, in Dictionnaire afar-français (Djibouti, Erythrée, Ethiopie), Karthala, →ISBN, page 414
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