gurbaba
Nubi
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Sudanese Arabic قرباب (gurbāb, “dress worn by women around the waist”).
Noun
editgurbába
- panties (women's undergarment)
Usage notes
editThis 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- Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 48