Ulaya

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili Ulaya, from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɽá.ja/, /uˈɽa.já/

Proper noun

Uláya or Ulayá

1. Europe

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Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya); the directly borrowed doublet is wilaya.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ulaya

1. Europe (continent)

Descendants

• → Chichewa: Ulaya

Synonyms

• Uropa (rare)

See also

• (continents) mabara; Afrika (“Africa”), Amerika (“America”), Antaktika (“Antarctica”) or Antaktiki, Asia (“Asia”), Ulaya (“Europe”) or Uropa, Amerika ya Kaskazini (“North America”), Australia (“Oceania”), Amerika ya Kusini (“South America”) ^{(Category: sw:Continents) [edit]}

References

• Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 310-311 Nr. 2990