waraabe

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *waraab-. Cognates include Oromo waraabessa, Rendille waraba and Jiiddu worbi.[1]

Noun

waraabe (plural waraabayaal)

  1. hyena

References

  • Puglielli, Annarita; Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012), “waraabe”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 864
  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998), English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN