hooyo

Somali

Etymology

From hoy (“home, shelter”).[1] Eclipsed aayo.

Noun

hóoyo f (plural hooyooyin ?)

  1. mother
    Hooyo aniga ilmahagyu wacal ma aha.
    Mother, (as for) me, my child is not a bastard.[2]

Hypernyms

  • waalid (“parent”)

Coordinate terms

References

  • Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). "Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga" (in Somali). Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente, page 416
  1. ^ Reinisch, Leo. (1902). "Die Somali-Sprache" (in German). II. Wörterbuch. Wien: A. Hölder, page 213
  2. ^ Saeed, J. I. (1999). "Somali". John Benjamins Publishing, page 244
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