xaqamu

Afar

Alternative forms

• xámu (syncopated)

Etymology

Cognate with Saho dhacam (“taste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖaˈʕamu/ [ɖʌˈʕamʊ]
• Hyphenation: xa‧qa‧mu

Noun

xaqámu m 

1. tasting
2. juice
3. pus (from a wound)

Declension

Declension of xaqámu

absolutive xaqámu predicative xaqámu subjective xaqamí genitive xaqamí Postpositioned forms l-case xaqámul k-case xaqámuk t-case xaqámut h-case xaqámuh

Related terms

• xaqamé (“taste”, verb)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “xaqàmu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN