Get the app
Face & Body · Wajiga & Jidhka

Dhag

Ear

DHAG · Dh is one sound: a d made with the tip of the tongue curled back.
Dhag (Ear): illustration from the Luuqad Face & Body lesson

Meaning

Dhag is the ear. You will also see and hear dheg, which is the more common spelling in books. The ear is dhegta and the plural is dhego, so the ears is dhegaha.

Tip: Dhegayso, listen, comes from the same root: hooyo dhegayso is listen to your mother.

Example sentences

Dhegahaaga taabo.Touch your ears.
Dhegta ayaa i xanuunaysa.My ear hurts.

Related words

Madax HeadWaji FaceIl EyeSan NoseAf MouthIlko Teeth

All 15 Face & Body entries →

Using Dhag at home

Point at the real thing and say "Dhag" whenever it comes up, then let your child hear the native recording and say it back. One word used ten times in a day beats ten words drilled once. In the Luuqad app, Dhag is taught with a picture, tested in the Face & Body quiz and practised in Drag & Learn.

← Il All Face & Body San →

Learn all 15 Face & Body words with real voices

Madax, Waji, Il, Dhag, San, Af and more. Then take the quiz.

Open in Luuqad