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mercurymerkuriyanpoisionous liquid metalic element used in themometers for telling temperaturesSaaynisi danotse merkuriyo s'íílro.In Science class we experimented with mercury.
messagewósha 1ninformation from, shared information, communication from one to anotherTaash wósho fa'a?Do you have any messages for me?3.5.2.2News, message
messagewósha 2vorderFiino bo'eed'iyituwok'o wóshere.I gave the order to stop.
messengerwoshe na'anperson sent to deliver desire of another, someone who carries a message from onekon wosh na'a neene?Whose messenger are you?
metalbirana hard material such as iron or steelJooran bfiine birona.The chair is made of iron.
metermeetranunit of measure for length or heightAshan eed'o 2 meetra.The height of this man is 2 meter.
middayaaw taalan6 O'clock in the middle of the dayAaw taalon sha'ak'ay!Don't move at midday!
middle agedganaadjages between fifteen and sixtyBi gan máátsi.She is a middle aged woman.
midnighttaali tiitsanthe midpoint of the night, six o'clock at night in EthiopiaTokro taan b'de'awo taali tiitso bodre.It was past midnight when we fell asleep.
migrationgóóshanrelocation, movingHandr góóshiru ash taawo dabk'rere.The migration of the people has been increasing over the years.
milk (cow)shaabavto pull on the udders of an animal to release milkMiinz shaaba bi'am.She goes to milk the cow.
milk (drink)ezanwhite liquid substance used for food that comes from animal breast or human breastJam aawo ezo úshfe.I drink milk everyday.
milk antgazanzranants that drink milk-black in colorGazanzro ezo ushfe.Milk ants often drink milk.
milk-teethez gáshababy teeth/ first set of teethEz gásho tiitsre.He broke his milk teeth.
milletta'anpale shiny grain of cereal plantTa'o Itop'iyotse ay datswotsatse bos'fe.Millet is widespread in Ethiopia.
milligrammili gramiyanunit of measure for mass or weight equal to one- thousandth of a gram1000 miligramiyo ik gramiya.1000 miligram is eqals to one gram.
mine (my)tikapropronoun meaning belongs to speakerMas'af han tika.The book is mine.
minimizemúk'shavto reduce to smaller form or amount, decrease in volumn, bring to a lesser valueFiin no'eed'iyit sayito múk'sho noon geyituwe.We need to minimize the number of times we stop.
miracleÍík'i kishanabnormal happening or action that is performed by only God/ happenings beyond any creatures control except GodTi abo shoodatse b'kash Íík'i kishona.It is a miracle my grandmother is cured from her sickness.
mirroruflaltiyanobject that reflects like imagesT shiitso uflaltiyon s'iilre.I looked at my face in the mirror.
miserk'uc'ac'aadjhoarder, one who desires to keep all for self,Bo nihi k'uc'ac'etsk b́wottsotse b́nana'osh taho keweraka.Because he is a miser, he does not want to buy clothes for his children.
missedshéélannot hitting the target, off aimKewuntso gínon koshat shéélre.I threw a spear and missed the antelope.
Misses/Mrs.adantitle for older femaleAdad Gawiyetsi noon daniyir.Mrs. Martin is our teacher.
mistakedáransomething wrong or an errorT dáro danfe.I admitted my mistake.
mixbac'avto put different things togetherAto aatson bac'dek' baakush imre.He mixed the pill with water and gave it to the hen.laak'avto stir ingredients together into one mixtureFuuronat friyon laak'era.She mixed butter and pepper.