SomaliEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Cushitic *roob- ~ *roop-. Cognates include Afar rob, Oromo rooba and Jiiddu ruuw[1].

NounEdit

roob m

  1. rain

ReferencesEdit

  • “roob” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

White HmongEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

roob

  1. mountain

ReferencesEdit

  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)