falliidh

Somali

Alternative forms

• falliir (Southern Somali)

Etymology

Cognate with Oromo falaxuu (“to split”), Saho faladh (“to split”), Yaaku pilchehen (“small sticks of firewood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̀lˈlɪ̂ːɖ/

Noun

fallìidh m

1. chip (of wood, sometimes of stone)

References

• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 150