banqo

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya banqa (“thunderstorm”) and Kambaata banquta (“lightning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbankʼo/
• Hyphenation: ban‧qo

Noun

banqo f 

1. thunder

Declension

Declension of banqo (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	banqo
nominative	banqo	banqo
genitive	banqote*)	banqo*)
dative	banqote	banqora
accusative	banqo*)
ablative	banqotenni	banqonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “banqo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department