Namib

English

Etymology

From Khoekhoe namib (“walkabout, wasteland”), from nami (“to walk about”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nəˈmɪb/

Proper noun

Namib

  1. A desert on the far southwestern coast of Africa, predominantly in Namibia

Derived terms
  • Namib melon

References

JG Kroenlein, Wortschatz der Khoi-khoin, 1889

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