Amharic

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic هُرْد (hurd).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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እርድ (ʾərd)

  1. turmeric
  2. saffron

Etymology 2

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Noun

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እርድ (ʾərd)

  1. slaughtered beast
  2. slaughter of a beast
  3. stronghold, trench

References

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  • Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ሕርድ and እርድ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 10b, 1156a