Amharic · Numbers & Time
meto
Hundred
The number one hundred.
መጽሐፉ መቶ ብር ነው።
The book costs one hundred birr.
'መቶ' (meto) derives from Ge'ez, where it historically signified a hundred. This term has carried over in various forms through Ethiopian numeration.
'መቶ' is frequently used in both spoken and written contexts, such as education and commerce, and is understood universally among Ethiopians.