nyundo
Chichewa edit
Etymology edit
A widely diffused word ultimately from Swahili nyundo; Klein-Arendt mentions a possible native root in Chichewa that is dismissed on historical grounds.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nyundo class 9 (plural nyundo class 10)
Shona edit
Etymology edit
A widely diffused word ultimately from Swahili nyundo.
Noun edit
nyundo class 9 (plural nyundo class 10)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From -unda (“construct”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
nyundo (n class, plural nyundo)
References edit
- Klein-Arendt, Reinhard (2000) “The Iron Crafts of the Swahili from the Perspective of Historical Semantics”, in Swahili Forum[1], volume 7, pages 153–204
- Ogechi, Nathan Oyori (2005) “The Language of Sex and HIV/AIDS among University Students in Kenya”, in Stichproben - Vienna Journal of African Studies[2], number 9, page 130 of 123-149: “Nyundo > Kiswahili (‘hammer’)”