Amharic

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ተረከዝ(1)።
ተረከዝ(2)።
ተረከዝ(3)።

Etymology

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Possibly related to Arabic رَكَزَ (rakaza, to plant into the ground, to embed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /təˈɾəkəz/
  • Hyphenation: ተ‧ረ‧ከዝ

Noun

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ተረከዝ (täräkäzm

  1. heel (of a foot)
  2. heel (of a shoe)
  3. heel bone

References

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  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ተረከዝ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN
  • Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 16