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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bawVd-
Meaning: sorcerer
Notes: An Ethiopism in Cush and Om is possible. Cf. *bud- 'hate (v.)'.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1930
Proto-Semitic: *ba/ud-
Meaning: 'oracle priest' 1, 'pagan temple, idoleum' 2, 'one who causes harm by means of the evil eye' 3
Amorite: Cf. baddum 'official'
Hebrew: bad 1
Arabic: ʔabdād-, pl. bidadat- 2 'temple des idolâtres' BK 1 93 (cf. bdd 'causer du dommage à qn.' ibid. 92)
Geʕez (Ethiopian): budā 3
Tigre: Cf. bozzay 'magician'
Tigrai (Tigriñña): buda 3
Amharic: buda 3
Harari: buda 3
Gurage: buda 3
Notes: Cf. Hbr, Aram, Arab, MSA *bdʔ 'lie, invent, talk loosely'
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-amo,semet-hbr,semet-ara,semet-gzz,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,semet-amh,semet-hrr,semet-gur,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *bad- (?)
Meaning: 'sorcerer'
Ngizim: bádǝ̀-rà [ShN]
Notes: A composed word?
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-ngz,wchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *bu-buḍ-
Meaning: 'curse'
Mobu (dial. Kwang): bǝ́bǝ́ḍé [ ??]
Ngam (dial. Kwang): bùbbùḍḍe [??]
Notes: Reduplication. Unexpected emphatic -ḍ-.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mob,echet-ngm,echet-notes,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *bawVd-
Meaning: 'witch-doctor'1, 'verwolf' 2
Bilin: bawda 1, 2
Khamir: buda 1, 2
Qemant: buda 1
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,agwet-xmr,agwet-kem,
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *bud-
Meaning: 'witch-doctor'
Saho: budā
Afar (Danakil): buda
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *bawVd-
Meaning: 'witch-doctor'
Somali: bida
Oromo (Galla): bawda
Notes: Som is irregular.
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,lecet-notes,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *bud-
Meaning: 'who has evil eye' 1, 'potter' 2
Sidamo: bud-akko 1
Darasa (Gedeo): buda 1
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): buda 1
Kambatta: būdo 2
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-sid,hecet-dar,hecet-bmb,hecet-kmb,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *bud-
Meaning: 'witch-doctor'
Kafa (Kaficho): budo
Bworo (Shinasha): budo
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-kaf,omoet-bwo,
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