roob

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Green Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Burmese တောင် (taung) ("mountain").

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

roob

  1. mountain; hill

Somali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic *roob- ~ *roop-. Cognates include Afar rob, Oromo rooba and Jiiddu ruuw.[1]

Noun[edit]

roob m

  1. rain

References[edit]

  • “roob” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Burmese တောင် (taung) ("mountain").

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

roob

  1. mountain; hill