barraytu

Afar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /barˈrajtu/, [bʌrˈrʌjtʊ]
  • Hyphenation: bar‧raytu

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)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
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