burtukan

Afar
Burtukan.

Etymology

Borrowed either from Amharic ብርቱካን (bərtukan) or directly from Arabic بُرْتُقَان (burtuqān). Compare Sidamo burtukaane.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /burtuˈkan/, [bʊɾtʊˈkʌn]
  • Hyphenation: bur‧tu‧kan

Noun

burtukán m 

  1. orange (fruit)

Declension
Declension of burtukán
absolutive burtukán
predicative burtukáana
subjective burtukán
genitive burtukán
Postpositioned forms
l-case burtukáanal
k-case burtukáanak
t-case burtukáanat
h-case burtukáanah

References
  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “burtukan”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
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