maayad

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Higaonon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Cebuano maayo.

Adjective[edit]

maayad

  1. good

Somali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Aasax maʔa, Dahalo maʔa; also Egyptian mw, Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.

Noun[edit]

maayad f (plural maayado m)

  1. tide
  2. flood
  3. flow / gurgling / stream of the water

References[edit]

  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “maayad”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 581
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