kanzu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili kanzu.

Noun

kanzu (plural kanzus)

1. A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
   • 2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 395:

     As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth knot on top of Tommy’s kanzu.

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kansa, from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognates include Karelian kanža, Finnish kansa.

Noun

kanzu

1. people, nation

Derived terms

• kanzalaine (“citizen”)
• kanzalližus (“citizenship”)

Further reading

• kanzu in VepKar Open Corpus of Veps and Karelian Languages

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kanzu (n class, plural kanzu)

1. kanzu

Descendants

• → English: kanzu
• → Malagasy: akanjo