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 Obama (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Etymology 1

 
Barack Obama

Corruption of by-name Luo Mobam (born with a crooked back), itself from Luo obam (to lean or bend).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈbɑ.mə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əʊˈbɑː.mə/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Obama (plural Obamas)

  1. An African surname from Luo.
    1. Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America.
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Etymology 2

Transliteration of Japanese 小浜.

Proper noun

Obama (plural Obamas)

  1. A city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. See Wikipedia:Obama, Fukui.
  2. A Japanese surname.
  3. A samurai clan of feudal Japan.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

 
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Etymology

Borrowed from English Obama.

Proper noun

Obama m (proper noun, strong, genitive Obamas)

  1. the 44th president of the USA; Obama
    Ich mag Obama (nicht).
    I (don't) like Obama.

Further reading

  • Obama” in Duden online

Japanese

Romanization

Obama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おばま
  2. Rōmaji transcription of オバマ

Portuguese

Etymology

From Luo.

Proper noun

Obama

  1. a surname from Luo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Obama, from Luo [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈbama/ [oˈβ̞a.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: O‧ba‧ma

Proper noun

Obama m or f by sense

  1. A surname in English

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Luo [Term?].

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Obama

  1. a surname from Luo