yembe

Nubi
yembe

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili embe, from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian انبه (anbe).

Noun

yémbe

  1. mango
    nas yembe dolde
    these mangoes.

References
  • Ineke Wellens (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 80

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝembe/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽm.be]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃembe/ [ˈʃẽm.be]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒembe/ [ˈʒẽm.be]

  • Rhymes: -embe
  • Syllabification: yem‧be

Noun

yembe m (plural yembes)

  1. djembe
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