*gʷimar(r)ay- (?): 'hippopotamus'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Ugaritic	gmr		gloss withheld
Geez	gomāri, gʷamāri, gʷǝmāri ([LGz 195]; note also gamar [ibid. 194])	LGz 195; LGz 194	gloss withheld
Gurage	MUH gʷämarre WOL gomare SOD gomarre SEL gōmare MSQ GOG gumarre ZWYgūmāri EZH gumarǝya CHA gʷämanä EZH gʷǝmannä GYT gʷäwäñä ENM gowaña END gäwǝrä [LGur 278]	LGur 278
Amharic	gumarre [K 1909] (gämäre, gämar [ibid.])	K 1909	gloss withheld
Harari	gumārre [LHar 72]	LHar 72
Tigrinya	gumare [Bass. 820]	Bass. 820

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Updated 22 October 2026