mlambe

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dámbé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɽa.ᵐbe/

Noun

mlambe class 3 (plural milambe class 4)

  1. baobab tree

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 321

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dámbé

Noun

mlambe class 3 (plural milambe)

  1. baobab tree

References

  • Alexander Hetherwick, Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, 1889 - page 198
  • Meredith Sanderson, A Yao Grammar, 1922 - page 177
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