adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the Cushites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Cushitic
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kʊˈʃɪtɪk/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 SH IH1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A Cushite.
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noun
Meaning 4
a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito-Semitic
Narrower terms: Somali
History
Etymology
From Cushite + -ic; 19th century.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: كُوشِيّ (kūšiyy) — pertaining to Cushites
- Arabic: كُوشِيَّة (kūšiyya) — pertaining to Cushites
- Finnish: kuušilainen — pertaining to Cushites
- German: kuschitisch — pertaining to Cushites
- Swedish: kushitisk — pertaining to Cushites
- Arabic: الْكُوشِيَّة (al-kūšiyya) — subfamily of the Afroasiatic family
- Finnish: kuušilaiset kielet — subfamily of the Afroasiatic family
- German: Kuschitisch — subfamily of the Afroasiatic family