እንኳን
/inkwan/
How to say "even / welcome (in greetings)" in Amharic
The Amharic word for "even / welcome (in greetings)" is እንኳን, pronounced inkwan.
Definition
Literally an emphatic ‘even’, but most commonly used as part of greetings like እንኳን መጣህ ‘welcome’ or እንኳን ደህና መጣህ ‘welcome, glad you came safely’.
Also spelled
inkwan, inqwan, inkuan
Word details
- Ge’ez script
- እንኳን
- Transliteration
- inkwan
- Part of speech
- other
- English meaning
- even / welcome (in greetings)
እንኳን in example sentences
አዲስ ዓመት እንኳን አደረሳችሁ!
Happy New Year (congratulations on reaching it)!
መስቀሉ እንኳን አደረሳቸው።
Happy Meskel to them.
አዲስ ዓመት እንኳን አደረሳችሁ! ሁሉም ቤተሰብ ደህና ይሁን።
Happy New Year! May all the family be well.
እንኳን ሕፃናት ቢሆኑ እንኳ ይረዱታል።
Even if they are children they will understand it.
እንኳን ቢቸግር እንኳ ጥሩ ምርጫ ነው።
Even if it is hard it is a good choice.
Frequently asked questions
What does እንኳን mean in English?
እንኳን (inkwan) means "even / welcome (in greetings)" in English.
How do you pronounce እንኳን?
እንኳን is pronounced inkwan.
What part of speech is እንኳን?
እንኳን is an other in Amharic.
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