Kk
kaa1 pos his
kaa2 pr (short non-subject
form) him
kaafa nm today
kaako nf earwax
kaakooma nm hirax
(Hirax abessinicus)
kaakot nm crow(s), raven(s)
kaamana nm this year
kaamil nm whole, full
kaarishe vII to snore
kaaro nf snoring, snore
kaateena nf chain
kaatim nm ring
kabaro nf drum
kabbaani nm creeping
kabbaaniinan nm creeping
kabbaaniye vII to creep,
to crawl
kabbaate vII to give hospitality,
to invitate, to receive (tr)
kabbaateenä nf 1. hostess
2. waitress
kabbaateena nm 1. host (male)
2. waiter
kabbaatime vII to be accepted,
to be received
kabbatnan nm giving hospitality,
inviting, receiving
kabbot nf overcoat
kabbud nm rib(s)
kabella nf shoe
kabenta nf approach
kab-erhxe vIV intr to approach
(intr), to come near
kabu!!i nf savoy cabbage(s)
kadaama nf work, activity
kado pt now ~ kado dhagan/kado
fanah pt till now, until now, still
kafe vII to become dry
kafina vIII to be dry, to be solid
kafishe vII to dry
kafna nf dryness, drought
kafule nm paying, payment
kahraba nf electricity
kalale vII to save, to rescue,
to aid
kalaleenä nf saver, saviour/
savior (female)
kalaleena nm saver, saviour
/savior (male)
kalath nm mistake
kale vII 1. to take away,
to remove, to cut off
2. to sweep (the cowshed
or sheepfold) 3. to stay
kalima nf word
kalite vII to disallow, to refuse
kalitnan nm refusal (to give)
kalla nf clay, mud, swamp
kallaal nm big ear-ring
kallaaxe1 nm journey, travel,
trip, tour, voyage, excursion
kallaaxe2 vII to travel
kalxa nm former time(s), precedence,
‘in the beginning’, ‘once upon a time’
kamboh pt almost
kamus nm 1. buttocks 2. thigh
kamuse nf crouching (down)
kanziir nm pig(s)
Karan nm (city of) Keren
karë nm bitch (of dog)
kare nm dog
karfas nm rope with iron’s rings used
to join the beam of a plough
to the ploughshare and the coulter
karhib nm container used to
do the butter, churn
karhkadhdhe nf cranium, skull
karima nf organ
karma nf rainy season
(in the highland)
karmaz nf species of tree(s)
(Boscia angustifolia)
karrossa nf cart
karrot nm carrot(s)
karta nf map
kas nm shrewdness, intelligence,
wisdom ~ kas-le vIII to be wise
kasbe nm profit, gain
kashfe nm 1. medical examination
2. spying \
kas-le see kas
kaso nm evening
kassowe vII to spend the evening
kataaba nf writing
katama nf town, city
katattaye vII to be frequent
katattayshe vII to continue
kataye vII to follow
kataynan nm following
kattaab nm writer (male)
kattaabä nf writer (female)
kawlo nm cabbage(s)
kawlofiyoori nf cauliflower(s)
kaxano nm love
kaxda nm disallowing one’s guilt,
not bowing to the facts
kaxsa nf reparation, compensation
kay nf 1. fence 2. brackets
kayde nm threshing (with animals)
kayya pr (long non-subject form) him
kayzaraan nf kind of stick,
walking-stick, cane khayzaraan
kazzik pt till, until, still
kee pt and
keena nf thorn, prickly
kele vII to distribute
keleenä nf distributor (female)
keleena nm distributor (male)
kelo nf distribution
kibad nm sheath
kibah pp except, but for
kibra nf glory, honour, respect
kibriya nf arrogance, proudness
kidkidda nm species of tree(s)
(Dodonea angustifolia)
kiilo nf kilo; ~ kiilo giram nf
kilogram
kiis nf sack
kilbo nm bending
kilim nm type of tick(s) (insect)
kimbiro nf bird(s) ~ kimbirti-care
nm nest
kinni vIII to be
kir! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to lambs)
kiraa nf rent, hire
kirbit nf match
kirda nf bracelet
kishbo nf circumcision
kisho nf tribe, paternal clan, people
kishtan nm christian(s)
kisse nm accusation, charge
kitaab nm book
kitaabet nf vaccination ~
kitaabet abe vII to vaccinate
kitfo nf cutting (of meat)
kitife vII to cut (meat)
kitiya nf 1. knot 2. readiness
kixina vIII to love, to like, to prefer
koba nm a thousand (of animals)
kobbaaya nm cup
kobborta nf blanket
kodhdhä nf curving, curvature,
bending
kodhdha nm curve, crook
(used for people and things) (male)
kodhdhishe vII to bend (tr),
to curve
kodhdhite vII to bend (intr)
kombolboole vII to roll (tr),
to tumble (tr)
kombolboolishe vII to roll
over and over
kombolboolite vII to roll (intr)
komodooro nf tomato(es)
kondhorh nm boil(s) (of the skin)
kontom num fifty
koofiyat nf ornament for wife’s head
kooma nf 1. Mountain
2. comma
koon num five ~ koonan
kee taman fifteen
koorarat nf bottle
kor nm saddle
kordan nm backbone,
vertebral column
kore vII to climb, to mount
korim nm climbing
korma nf hump (of animals)
kormaaj nm whip
kornan nm climbing
kotta pr (long non-subject
form) you (s)
kowa pr (long non-subject
form) you (s)
koye! pt ‘Hey!’ (said to a man)
koyya pr (long non-subject
form) you (s)
ku1 pos your
ku2 pr you (s, short non-subject
form)
kucusso nf ball
kuda nm escape
kudaar nm greens, vegetable(s)
kudduume vII to jump
kude vII to escape, to flee,
to run away, to exile imp kuda
kudnan nm escape
kudo nf waterfall
kuduudul nm pigeon(s)
kuduudulle nf dove(s)
kullum nm tadpole(s)
kulluxseena nm cricket
kulqa nf nature, creation
kulse nm fat
kulteena nf evil eye
kulux nm glance, look
kulux-erhxe vIV intr to look
kulxunta nf 1. anklebone
2. ankle
kumal nm yesterday
kumma nm vagina
kummusa nf loin-cloth
kumre nm stack, heap (as of hay)
Kunaama nm Kunama
kuntaal nm quintal,
hundred kilograms
kuntur nm muscle(s)
kura nf rage, fit of anger
kurbe nm species of tree(s)
(Commiphora africana,
C. erythraea)
kurkur nm 1. small round object
2. puppy (of dog)
kurraye vII to quarrel, to get angry
kurraynä nf angry person (female)
kurrayna nm angry person (male)
kurraynan nm getting angry
kurru nf container for milking or
for drinking milk
kurse nf chair
kusura nm jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
kut! pt ‘Go away!’ (said to hens)
kutuub nm script, writing
kuwa nf termitehill(s)
kuxkuxti nf whooping-cough
kuxul nm antimony (for cosmetics)
kuxulla nm blue (color)
kuxullayina vIII to be blue, to be light/
pale blue (like the color of the sky)
kuxullayite vII to become blue
kuxullayno nm blueness