mayay

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Somali

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.

Noun

mayay f

  1. heavy rain
  2. dawn rain
  3. downpour

References

  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “mayay”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga‎, Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 615

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee mayáawii (“true, real”).

Particle

mayay

  1. certainly, really
    Mayay ta wëlamëwe.
    He really told the truth.

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mayay”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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