midig

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *mazkʷ-/*mizkʷ- (“right side”). A verb in Beja miyakw (“to be dexterous”) may be the original meaning. Cognate with Aweer midig, Rendille miig, Jiiddu meeg/mayg, Arbore midda, El Molo migit, Oromo mirgaa, Khonso mikta, Afar migda, Yaaku maqayo, Beja mayikwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ́d̪ɪ̀ɡ/

Noun

mídig f (plural midigyo)

  1. right hand
    Antonym: bidix
    Gacánta midíg ― The right hand

References

  • De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary, MID-MIR, page 108
  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 599
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