መልከኛ
melkegna
The Tigrinya word for handsome is መልከኛ (melkegna).
This adjective is used specifically to describe an attractive man.
Meaning: of man: attractive (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
መልከኛ is the masculine singular adjective form used to describe a man.
How do you pronounce it?
melkegna
Did you know?
- If you wanted to describe an attractive woman, you would not use መልከኛ, but would instead use a different adjective such as ጽብዕት.
- Because it is tied to the word for 'face', using መልከኛ focuses the compliment on the person's countenance rather than their build or stature.
- The suffix '-ኛ' in መልከኛ is a common way in Tigrinya to turn a noun into an adjective that describes someone possessing a certain quality.
Examples in context
- እቲ ወዲ መልከኛ እዩ።eti wedi melkeña eyu.The boy is handsome.
- እቲ ሰብ መልከኛ እዩ።eti seb melkeña eyu.The man is handsome.
Example conversation
Efrem and Ritsa are talking about a new colleague.
- ኤፍሬም Efremርእሳ፡ ንቲ ሓድሽ ሰራሕተኛ ርኢትያዮ?Ritsa: nti hadish serahtenya reityayo?Ritsa, have you seen the new employee?
- ርእሳ Re'esaእወ፡ ብጣዕሚ መልከኛ እዩ።ewe: bita'mi melkegna eyu.Yes, he is very handsome.
- ኤፍሬም Efremንሳቶም እውን ከምኡ ይብሉ እዮም።nisatom eyun kemu yiblu eyom.They are saying the same thing too.
- ርእሳ Re'esaርግጽ እዩ፡ መልከኛ እዩ።rigts eyu: melkegna eyu.It is true, he is handsome.
