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ሞኦት

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Harari

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Oromo ሞት / mot; also found in Wolane ሙት (mut, object), Silt'e ሙት (mut, object).

Noun

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ሞኦት (moʾot)

  1. wicker-basket

References

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  • Leslau, Wolf (1963) Etymological Dictionary of Harari (University of California Publications: Near Eastern Studies; 1), Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, page 102b
  • Praetorius, Franz (1879) Die amharische Sprache (in German), Halle: Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, page 157 with dubious “basket” derivations