njilu

Kimbundu

Njilu

Etymology 1

Compare Luba-Kasai njilu (“eggplant”).

Noun

njilu (plural jinjilu)

1. a plant of the genus Solanum
2. gilo, fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: jiló
  • → English: gilo

Etymology 2

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Noun

njilu (plural jinjilu)

1. proof, testimony

References

• Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 69
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 125