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*ḳV(n)ḳVn- - kind of worm, insect
(SED II No. 132)
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Akkadian
ḳūḳānu
- an insect, a disease
(CAD Q 312; AHw. 928)
var. gūḳānu, gūḳḳānu. As an animal name attested in lex. list only.
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
ḳūḳānā
- parasitic worm
(DJBA 1001)
Thought to be Akkadism in AHw. 928 and DJBA 1001, which cannot be excluded.
Arabic
qawqan-
- a snail
(Dozy 1927, T. II)
Geez
ḳʷənḳʷəne
- woodworm, moth
(CDG 435, LLA 443)
Tigre
ḳənḳən
- wood-fretter, weevil
(WTS 252)
Tigre
ḳunḳun
- winged insect that eats grain
(WTS 252)
Amharic
č̣əč̣č̣an
- kind of small ant
(AED 2241)
Harari
ḳəñḳiñ
- kind of small ant
(EDH 127)
Endegen
ḳənḳān
- worm that eats wood
(EDG 488)