Amharic edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, pearl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlul/
  • Hyphenation: ሉል

Noun edit

ሉል (lulm or f

  1. pearl

Declension edit

References edit

  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሉል”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 39
  • Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 314

Tigrinya edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic لُؤْلُؤ (luʔluʔ, pearl).

Noun edit

ሉል (lul)

  1. pearl
  2. bead