English Explanatory Dictionary

Somali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
  2. Somali language and literature as an object of study.
noun
  1. An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
  2. The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.
  3. A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
  4. A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the Republic of Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the Ogaden, but more neutrally the Somali region), or autonomous states within Somalia's federal system such as Puntland.
  5. A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.
adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

Pronunciation

/səˈmɑːli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Somali.wav /soʊˈmɑːli/

Word forms

Somali Somalis

Etymology

From or akin to Somali Soomaali.

Synonyms

bulbhead Mali Skinnie Somalian Somali Somalicoon fox cat long-haired Abyssinian

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Somali terms

Derived words

Mali pan-Somalism Somalicoon Somali crow Somali giraffe Somali myrrhor Somaliness Somali ostrich Somalism Somalist Somali wild ass Somalization Somalize
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