gacan

Somali

Etymology

Metathesized from Proto-Cushitic *ganʕ- (“hand”). Compare also Egyptian ḏnḥ, Arabic جَنَاح (janāḥ) and possibly Hausa hannu.

Cognates

Cognate with Aweer ka'an, Jiiddu jini, Baiso gene, Borana gana, Khonso kan'aata, Afar ginnaq, Burji anga, Hadiyya anga, Kambaata anga, Yaaku kinne'e, Beja gan'a and possibly Iraqw ganaa' (“to be straight”) or gonggohhi (“elbow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɑ̀.ˈʕɑ́n/

Noun

gacán f (plural gacmo m)

  1. hand

References

  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 331
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