*bāḳil(l)ā-: 'bean'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*bāḳil(l)ā-
Meaning'bean'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline 1856

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Judaic AramaicJBA bḳylˀ (DJBA 230 apud SEDonline 1856)DJBA 230; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld
Arabicbāqillā- (Lane 236 apud SEDonline 1856)Lane 236; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld
Geezbāḳelā (CDG 101 apud SEDonline 1856)CDG 101; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld
Amharicbaḳela (AED 907 apud SEDonline 1856)AED 907; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld
Hararibāḳēla (EDH 43 apud SEDonline 1856)EDH 43; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld
East EthiopicSel. bāḳēllä, Wol. baḳellä, baˀellä, Zwy. baḳela (EDG 148 apud SEDonline 1856)EDG 148; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld
GurageEnd. bāḳelä, Msq. baḳella, baˀilla, Gog. baʔella (EDG 148 apud SEDonline 1856)EDG 148; SEDonline 1856gloss withheld

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Notes

PWS *bāḳil(l)ā- 'bean' (SEDonline 1856); EDA I 158–159 (◊P0258) takes the 'bean' words as presumably connected with PS *bḳl 'to sprout, to germinate', but of uncertain ultimate origin. Cf. 2600 *baḳʷal- 'plant, vegetation'.

Updated 25 October 2026

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