Habakuku

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Habakkuk, from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (ḥăḇaqqūq).

Proper noun

Habakuku

1. Habakkuk
   2. (biblical) A prophetic book in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the minor prophets; or the eighth part of the Tere Asar in the Jewish Tanakh.
   4. (biblical) A Jewish prophet of the Old Testament; author of the book that bears his name.

References

• Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English Habakkuk, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק (ḥăḇaqqūq).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /há.bá.kú.kù/

Proper noun

Hábákúkù

1. (biblical) the book of Habakkuk
2. (biblical) Habakkuk (prophet)