"mayay" meaning in Somali

See mayay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Egyptian mw, Aasax maʔa, also Dahalo maʔa; Hebrew מים (máyim), Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo. Etymology templates: {{inh|so|cus-pro|*ma?-/*miʔ-}} Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ-, {{inh|so|afa-pro|*maʔ-}} Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-, {{cog|egy|mw}} Egyptian mw, {{cog|aas|maʔa}} Aasax maʔa, {{cog|dal|maʔa}} Dahalo maʔa, {{cog|he|מים|tr=máyim}} Hebrew מים (máyim), {{cog|syc|ܡܝܐ|tr=mayyā}} Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā), {{cog|so|maanyo}} Somali maanyo Head templates: {{head|so|noun|g=f|head=|sort=}} mayay f, {{so-noun|g=f}} mayay f
  1. heavy rain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mayay-so-noun-zrVM1b8f
  2. dawn rain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mayay-so-noun-axIPWFGl
  3. downpour Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mayay-so-noun-xVHgQRDx Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 65 Disambiguation of Somali entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 85
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "aas",
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      },
      "expansion": "Aasax maʔa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Dahalo maʔa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מים",
        "tr": "máyim"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מים (máyim)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܡܝܐ",
        "tr": "mayyā"
      },
      "expansion": "Classical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "maanyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Somali maanyo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Egyptian mw, Aasax maʔa, also Dahalo maʔa; Hebrew מים (máyim),\nClassical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.",
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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        "g": "f"
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      "glosses": [
        "heavy rain"
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          "heavy",
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          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
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        "feminine"
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      ],
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          "dawn",
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        ],
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          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 17 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "17 17 65",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "8 8 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "downpour"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayay-so-noun-xVHgQRDx",
      "links": [
        [
          "downpour",
          "downpour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayay"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
    "Somali feminine nouns",
    "Somali lemmas",
    "Somali nouns",
    "Somali terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
    "Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
    "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic",
    "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic"
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    {
      "args": {
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    },
    {
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        "2": "maʔa"
      },
      "expansion": "Aasax maʔa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dal",
        "2": "maʔa"
      },
      "expansion": "Dahalo maʔa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מים",
        "tr": "máyim"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מים (máyim)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "syc",
        "2": "ܡܝܐ",
        "tr": "mayyā"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "maanyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Somali maanyo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Cushitic *ma?-/*miʔ- (to be wet) from Proto-Afroasiatic *maʔ-. Compare Egyptian mw, Aasax maʔa, also Dahalo maʔa; Hebrew מים (máyim),\nClassical Syriac ܡܝܐ (mayyā) and Somali maanyo.",
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          "heavy"
        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "dawn rain"
      ],
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        [
          "dawn",
          "dawn"
        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "downpour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "downpour",
          "downpour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayay"
}

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