ሰኞ

Amharic

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Etymology

From Proto-Semitic [Term?], a derivation of Proto-Semitic *ṯin- (“two”). Cognates include Ge'ez ሳንይ (sanəy, “the day after”), Tigrinya ሰኑይ (sänuy) and Tigre ሳኖ (sano).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəɲːo/
• Hyphenation: ሰ‧ኞ

Noun

ሰኞ • (säñño) m

1. Monday

References

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