mamaye

Hausa

Etymology

From māmàyē (“to invade, conquer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /màː.mà.jéː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [màː.mɛ̀.jéː]

Noun

mā̀màyē m (possessed form mā̀màyen)

  1. military occupation

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 149.

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

mamaye class IX (plural mamaye class X)

  1. contraction of mama yake: his/her mother

Synonyms

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