waraabe

Somali

Etymology

Cognate with Rendille waraba, Jiiddu worbé, Oromo waraabessa, Gawwada oraapatte. Perhaps synchronically from weer (“some kind of deer or striped hyena”).

Noun

waraabe m (plural waraabayaal f)

  1. hyena

References

  • Puglielli, Annarita; Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012), “waraabe”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 864
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