malawo

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *malab-. Cognates include Afar maláb, Hadiyya marabo, Kambaata malabu and Somali malab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈlawo/
• Hyphenation: ma‧la‧wo

Noun

malawo m 

1. honey

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “malawo”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department