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Drought

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Drought definition 1

ድርቅ/ድርቅ (Dirk) - drought

"Severe dirk (Severe drought)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Drought definition 2

Omuthiya (No rain period)

"This drought is killing the crops. (This dry period is killing the crops.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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2 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Drought 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Qilit maya (Water shortage)

"Drought ta'ban (Drought is hard)"
Drought 🇳🇦 Namibia

Omuthiya (No rain period)

"This drought is killing the crops. (This dry period is killing the crops.)"

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Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

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🌍 "Drought" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Drought 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Qilit maya (Water shortage)
Drought 🇳🇦 Namibia

Omuthiya (No rain period)

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