Namib
English
Etymology
From
Khoekhoe
namib
(
“
walkabout, wasteland
”
)
, from
nami
(
“
to walk about
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/nəˈmɪb/
Proper noun
Namib
A
desert
on the far southwestern coast of Africa, predominantly in
Namibia
.
Derived terms
Namib melon
References
JG Kroenlein, Wortschatz der Khoi-khoin, 1889
Further reading
Namib
on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia