bushsha
Sidamo edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya buchcha and Kambaata buchcha.
Noun edit
bushsha m
Declension edit
Declension of bushsha
(masculine)
| unmodified | modified | |
|---|---|---|
| predicative | bushsha | |
| nominative | bushshu | bushshi |
| genitive | bushshu*) | bushshi*) |
| dative | bushshaho | bushshira |
| accusative | bushsha*) | |
| ablative | bushshunni | bushshinni |
| *) Stressed on the final vowel. | ||
Etymology 2 edit
From buba (“to burn”) + -sha.
Verb edit
bushsha
- (transitive) to burn
References edit
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 37
- Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “bushsha”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department