mayay
Somali edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Egyptian mw, Aasax maʔa, also Dahalo maʔa; Hebrew מים (máyim),
Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.
Noun edit
mayay f
References edit
- Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “mayay”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 615
Unami edit
Particle edit
mayay
References edit
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mayay”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project