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 (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya); the directly borrowed doublet is wilaya.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Proper noun

Ulaya

  1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Chichewa: Ulaya

See also

continents: mabaraedit

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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
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