Word of The Day: How to Say Different Hair Types ‘straight hair, wavy hair, curly hair, and coil hair’ in Somali language?

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How to Say Different Hair Types ‘straight hair, wavy hair, curly hair, and coil hair’ in Somali language?

In Somali language
straight hair is called Timo toosan,
wavy hair is called Timo lulan,
curly hair is called Timo xoodan,
and coil hair is called Timo duuban.

hair types / noocyada Timaha
Timo toosan,
Timo lulan,
Timo xoodan,
Timo duuban.

Source: video
Google translate

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Credit for the photo: Pinterest n Reddit. I got it from Reddit.

 

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[Araabi]

Interesting thanks

 

[wonyluvr]

I only know timo j*reer iyo timo jileec never knew there were other names

 

[Mcqueeny]

And timo malaas means silky hair

 

[berberaboy66]

2A and 3C are the best on ladies

 

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And timo malaas means silky hair

What is malaas?

I thought malaas means smooth round.

Isn’t xariir means silky ?
Timo xariir = silky hair.

don’t confused with xiriir.

 

[Mcqueeny]

What is malaas?

I thought malaas means smooth round.

Isn’t xariir means silky ?
Timo xariir = silky hair.

don’t confused with xiriir.

I've only heard of silky hair being called malaas or hindi. This is the 1st time i've seen it referred to as xariir. Must be a regional difference

 

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I've only heard of silky hair being called malaas or hindi. This is the 1st time i've seen it referred to as xariir. Must be a regional difference

It is alright. Anyone can call it whatever names they want. That is the beauty of any language.

 

[iley]

I only know timo j*reer iyo timo jileec never knew there were other names

They used to call me timo cambuulo back in the day

 

[wonyluvr]

They used to call me timo cambuulo back in the day

They did you dirty it’s ok iley

 

[Sa_Male]

They did you dirty it’s ok iley

Reality check sista, it's necessary sometimes

 

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Hi @Heartbreakkid

I saw a thread you posted about hair. You were looking for different vocabulary. Here is a thread I posted about a year ago. It teaches you different hair type in Somali language and what they are called.

just for educational.

there is Somali sayings for educations

Learn or Teach = baro ama bar.

 

[TheLand]

This is all made up, timo toosan is a literal translation from English ‘straight hair’. Timo toosan sounds like you are talking about hair that points straight up like an Afro or something. Nobody says this in real life, it sounds completely unnatural and foreign. It’s just jileec and Madow. Somalis don’t recognize anything in-between.