Obama
English
Etymology 1

Barack Obama
Corruption of by-name Luo Mobam (“born with a crooked back”), itself from Luo obam (“to lean or bend”).
Proper noun
Obama (plural Obamas)
- An African surname from Luo.
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Translingual: Obamadon, Obamus, Etheostoma obama (spangled darter), Tosanoides obama, Caloplaca obamae (Obama lichen)
Translations
surname
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Proper noun
Obama (plural Obamas)
Further reading
- Obama at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Obama”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Obama”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “Obama”, in Collins English Dictionary.
German
Spanish
Etymology
From Luo [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈbama/ [oˈβ̞a.ma]
- Rhymes: -ama
- Syllabification: O‧ba‧ma
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