dayax

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *zeyaħ, from Proto-Cushitic *zay- (“moon”). Compare Rendille yeyah and Beja te dai.

Noun

dayax m

  1. moon

References

  • De Larajasse, E. (1897) Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary. page 33. DAW-DEH.
  • Heine, Bernd (1978) “The Sam languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali”, in Afroasiatic Linguistics, volume 6, number 2, pages 1–93
  • Salt, Henry. (1816). Voyage en Abyssinie. Paris: Imprimerie de Demonville. page 375
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