weyn
Middle English
Noun
weyn
- (Northern) alternative form of wyn (“wine”)
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Somaloid *wein-, Proto-Cushitic *wayn- (“to grow; to become”).
Cognate with Jiiddu wuni, Rendille wen, Aweer wii, Beja win.
Pronunciation
Adjective
weyn (plural waaweyn)
References
- De Larajasse, E. (1897). Somali-English and English-Somali dictionary (p. 143). WEI-YA.