Green Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Burmese တောင် (taung) ("mountain").

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

roob

  1. mountain; hill

Somali edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

roob m

  1. rain

References edit

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

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Burmese တောင် (taung) ("mountain").

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

roob

  1. mountain; hill