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mingi

mingi adjective: among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.

Adjective

mingi (not comparable)

  1. Among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.
    • Some cattle are bought with the elephant tusks, they may not be used for the garo calf, they are mingi.1979, Jean Lydall, Ivo A. Strecker, The Hamar of Southern Ethiopia: Baldambe explains, page 75
    • When a man's penis is cut off he is mingi, or for a women^([sic]) when her breasts are cut off.1997, Faith and Culture in Ethiopia: Towards a Pastoral Approach to Culture: Symposium Held at Holy Saviour Parish Hall, Addis Abeba,^([sic]) Ethiopia, February 6th-9th 1996, pages 179–180

Questions about mingi

What does mingi mean?
Mingi means among certain Ethiopian peoples: ritually impure.
What part of speech is mingi?
Mingi is an adjective.

Words near mingi in the dictionary

  1. mingent
  2. minger
  3. mingers
  4. minges
  5. Mingeses
  6. mingi
  7. mingier
  8. mingiest
  9. mingily
  10. minginess
  11. minging

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