waraabe

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *waraab-. Cognates include Oromo waraabessa, Rendille waraba and Jiiddu worbi.[1]

Noun

waraabe (plural waraabayaal)

  1. hyena

References
  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “waraabe”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 864
  1. Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN
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