yembe

Nubi

yembe

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili embe, from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe).

Noun

yémbe

1. mango

   nas yembe dolde

   these mangoes.

References

• Ineke Wellens (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 80

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝembe/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽm.be]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝembe/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽm.be]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃembe/ [ˈʃẽm.be]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒembe/ [ˈʒẽm.be]

• Rhymes: -embe
• Syllabification: yem‧be

Noun

yembe m (plural yembes)

1. djembe