maanyo

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים‎ (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ‎ (mayyā).

Noun

maanyo

  1. sea

References
  • “maanyo” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
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