Beria to English Dictionary: M – m

M – m

 

madi n wild fruit of the Boscia senegalensis (madìra)

madî n a hollow tree trunk used to water animals

madi ra n Boscica senegalensis, Capparidaceae

madîda n non-alcoholic millet drink, the early stages of the preparation of “maska”

madûr n handicapped person

magadûm n canton chief

magadûm kûrsî n adviser to the chef de canton

magrib n the Muslim prayer time that takes place at sunset

maî n blacksmith, potter, leatherworker or any person of the craftsman class n liver n smoked meat

maîye n salaried

majûm n When a person has “too much blood”, this is used by a Muslim religious doctor to suck blood, poison or boils out of the skin.

mama n maternal uncle, the brother of one’s mother; by extension, refers to one’s mother’s sister’s husbands, to the cousins of one’s mother, or the brothers of the wives of maternal uncles

mamûr n the branding iron used for marking scars for one possessions, including animals n festival hairstyle

man n belongings n suitcase, baggage n cattle

manamana n a leather camel bag

manda n fetish, idol n a baobab tree

manda keî n a swamp filled with dead wood

mandawa n roasted peanuts

mandûb n delegate, representative

mani n any curse

manu n thorn

mar n star

mar kûrû-giní n meteor, comet

marabba n square, rectangle

marara n food consisting of liver and other offals

mardî n a flat place especially set aside for sports, celebrations and dances. Most villages have one. Usually the ground is hard and flat.

margî n tooth

markaba n boat

markûb n closed footwear

masamba n tent

maska n one type of alcoholic beverage; the stronger of the two, stronger than “guru”

matar n airport

medik n lizard

mek n duck

mengari n necklace, bead (worn only by women)

meri n throwing knife

merî n taxes

meske n a long net made of thin, strong cord, tied between two fairly distant trees and used to trap antilope in the hot season

meye n turtle

mî n calf

midi n the pliers used by an iron worker for metalwork

miga n jujuba seed

migri n a bribe, usually an animal from the herd, to persuade an unwilling relative to accept the giving in marriage of a daughter

mimi n from the Mimi people or region

mir n a very bitter wild cucumber. The grains can be eaten after being boiled for a long time.

mîr n sweat

misa n cooking pot

mît n standard of measure, approximately 2 litres

miya n shadow n a shade from the sun and the wind, made of sticks and out in the open, usually near a field

mîya n hundred

modo kîsîr n father-in-law, the father of one’s husband. May also be used to refer to the brothers of one’s father-in-law or mother-in-law, or, as a term of respect, to refer to the husbands of the sisters of one’s father-in-law, or the husbands of the sisters of one’s mother-in-law.

mogaf n bus station

mogo n a piece of cloth that is suspended on two ends as with a flag near the millet to wave in the wind, to scare off animals and birds

mogû n old female animal.

moju n pelican

mongo n mango

monjûr n The thin branches of a tree or bush, used to spank children

mordo n a broom made of grass

morî n flute; more specifically, the ocarina flute made of clay

moro n gazelle

moro mara n red gazelle

morsû n Brother-in-law, the brother of a wife’s husband.

morto n hammer

morwa n fan

mosî n neighbor

mudi n honey-producing fly

mudur n the dry, polished wood that remains after a tree has been cut down

mûgonî n end of rainy season (archaic). From about the end of August to the beginning of September, when the fields are weeded, and wild grains are reaped. from the word bitter

mur n vein, artery, blood vessels

murdu n buttock

mûrfa n blanket

mûshkîla n problem

muskun n a female fist, one where the girl hits with the bottom of the hand

mûsmar n nail

mûsû n handful

mûsûwak n a toothbrush made of the salvodora persica tree