gurbaba
Nubi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Sudanese Arabic قرباب (gurbāb, “dress worn by women around the waist”).
Noun edit
gurbába
- panties (women's undergarment)
Usage notes edit
This is one of the few words where k and g are interchangeable. Others include galamoyo or kalamoyo and makas (In Uganda) or magas (in Kenya).
References edit
- Ineke Wellens (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 48