malawo

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *malab-. Cognates include Afar maláb, Hadiyya marabo, Kambaata malabu and Somali malab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈlawo/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧wo

Noun

malawo m 

  1. honey

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “malawo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department
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