mayay

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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

  1. heavy rain
  2. dawn rain
  3. downpour

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

  1. certainly, really
    Mayay ta wëlamëwe.
    He really told the truth.

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
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