Obama

== English == === Etymology 1 === A corruption of the Luo by-name Mobam (“born with a crooked back”), itself from Luo obam (“to lean or bend”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈbɑ.mə/ (British) IPA(key): /əʊˈbɑː.mə/ ==== Proper noun ==== Obama (plural Obamas) An African surname from Luo. Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017). Synonyms: (slang) Barry the Fairy, (slang) Bathhouse Barry ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Translingual: Obamadon, Obamus, Etheostoma obama (spangled darter), Tosanoides obama, Caloplaca obamae (Obama lichen) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Transliteration of Japanese 小浜. ==== Proper noun ==== Obama (plural Obamas) A city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. See Wikipedia:Obama, Fukui. A Japanese surname. A samurai clan of feudal Japan. ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === “Obama”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Obama”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Obama”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “Obama”, in Collins English Dictionary. === Anagrams === aboma == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Obama. === Proper noun === Obama m (proper noun, strong, genitive Obamas) the 44th president of the USA; Obama === Further reading === “Obama” in Duden online == Japanese == === Romanization === Obama Rōmaji transcription of おばま Rōmaji transcription of オバマ == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Luo. === Proper noun === Obama a surname from Luo == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Obama, from Luo [Term?]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈbama/ [oˈβ̞a.ma] Rhymes: -ama Syllabification: O‧ba‧ma === Proper noun === Obama m or f by sense a surname in English a surname of Equatorial Guinean usage == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Luo [Term?]. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Obama a surname from Luo