abeeso

Somali

Etymology

Compare Rendille ebesa, Afar abeesa, Shinasha fusha.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ʔɑ̀bɛːsɔ̀/
  • (Maay) IPA(key): /ʔaweːsə/
  • (Jabarti) IPA(key): /abéːso/

Noun

abeéso f (plural abeesooyin m)

  1. python
    Nínku abeesó wáa dilay ― The man killed a python

References

  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). "Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga" (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 8