barraytu

Afar

Etymology

Formed as a regular diminutive of barrá (“woman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈrajtu/ [bʌrˈrʌjtʊ]
  • Hyphenation: bar‧ray‧tu

Noun

barráytu m (feminine barraytó)

  1. wimp, weak person

Synonyms

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
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