wiyil

Somali

Other scripts

Latin		wiyil
Arabic		وِيِل
Osmanya		𐒓𐒘𐒕𐒘𐒐

Etymology

Akin to Dahalo waala. Ehret proposes common origin from Proto-Cushitic *waɣl-/*wiɣl-. Compare also Dime wugɨr (“rhinoceros”).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈwijil/

Noun

wḯyïl m (plural wiyillo f)

1. male rhinoceros

Inflection

Declension of wiyil

	singular
absolutive	wíyil
nominative	wiyil
genitive	wiyíl
vocative	wíyilow

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /wiˈjil/

Noun

wïyḯl f (plural wiyilo m)

1. female rhinoceros

References

• “wiyil”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012