quuphphe

Sidamo

Quuphphe.

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo bupphaa and Kambaata qupphata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʼuːpʼːe/
• Hyphenation: quuph‧phe

Noun

quuphphe m 

1. (collective) eggs

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 36
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “quuphphe”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department