Badul nouns: djegingu

Etymology

From Old Entharic djegingu, borrowed from Old Olamian chi- (big) + giingoo (fish).

djegingu

Pronunciation

• (stressed)
  • IPA: /dʒeˈgiŋgu/

• (unstressed)
  • IPA: /dʒəˈgiŋgu/

Definition

Noun

djegingu (plural djeginguan)

1. a whale.

Notes

In Old Entharic, both djegingu and hvalr were used to describe a whale. Djegingu overtook hvalr and is used in most Badul dialects today. However, in Enthar, Badul dialects use chfal, referencing hvalr.

Declension

Declension of djegingu

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
nominative	bir djegingu	whil djeginguan
accusative	bir djegingu	whil djeginguan
genitive	bir djeginge	whil djeginguane
dative	bir djegingi	whil djeginguani
Definite
	Singular	Plural
nominative	an djegingu	na djeginguan
accusative	an djegingu	na djeginguan
genitive	an djeginge	na djeginguane
dative	an djegingi	na djeginguani