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

IPA^(key): /ˈɲu.ⁿdo/

Noun edit

nyundo class 9 (plural nyundo class 10)

hammer

Shona edit

Etymology edit

A widely diffused word ultimately from Swahili nyundo.

Noun edit

nyundo class 9 (plural nyundo class 10)

hammer

Swahili edit

nyundo

Etymology edit

From -unda (“construct”).

Pronunciation edit

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun edit

nyundo (n class, plural nyundo)

hammer (tool)
(slang) penis

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’)”