uchungu - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)
Swahili
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Etymology
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Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *wucungu, from Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́. By surface analysis, u- + -chungu.
In Sabaki, cognate with Ndzwani Comorian utsungu (“juice of orange peel”) and Giryama utsungu (“poison”). Other Bantu cognates include Zulu ubuhlungu and Kabwa obhusungu.
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Noun
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uchungu class XI (no plural)