pambu ia njila

Kimbundu

Pambu ia njila

Alternative forms

• pambuanjila (contraction)

Etymology

Compound of pambu (“shortcut, border”) +‎ njila (“street, road”).

Noun

pambu ia njila

1. crossroads, intersection

Descendants

• → Portuguese: Pomba Gira, Pombajira, Pombagira

References

• Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 332
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 127