hinko

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔiɬkʷ-. Cognates include Afar iko, Burji irka, Hadiyya inqe, Kambaata inke, Oromo ilkaan, Saho iko and Somali ilig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhinko/
• Hyphenation: hin‧ko

Noun

hinko f (singulative hinkichcho m, plural hinkuwa f)

1. (collective) teeth

Declension

Declension of hinko (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	hinko
nominative	hinko	hinko
genitive	hinkote*)	hinko*)
dative	hinkote	hinkora
accusative	hinko*)
ablative	hinkotenni	hinkonni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 32