bilbila

Oromo

Etymology

Related to Amharic ቢልቢላ (bilbila, “bell”), Harari ቢልቢላ (bilbila, “earring”).

Noun

bilbila

1. small bell
2. telephone

Synonyms

• (telephone): silkii, telefoona

Descendants

• → Burji: bilbilaa
• → Sidamo: bilbila

Sidamo

Bilbila (1.1).

Bilbila (1.2).

Bilbila (1.3).

Etymology

Borrowed from Oromo bilbila. Cognates include Burji bilbilaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bilˈbila/
• Hyphenation: bil‧bi‧la

Noun

bilbila m (plural bilbilla f)

1. sistrum
2. small bell
3. telephone

Declension

Declension of bilbila (feminine)

	unmodified	modified
predicative	bilbila
nominative	bilbila	bilbila
genitive	bilbilate*)	bilbila*)
dative	bilbilate	bilbilara
accusative	bilbila*)
ablative	bilbilatenni	bilbilanni
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

Verb

bilbila

1. (transitive) to ring (a bell or a telephone)

References

• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “bilbila”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department