usiku

Shona

Noun

usiku^? class ?

1. night
2. nighttime

See also

• vusiku
• husiku
• busiku

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

usiku (u class, no plural)

1. night, nighttime (period between sunset and sunrise)

Coordinate terms

• mchana (“day, daytime”)

Derived terms

• usiku kucha
• usiku mwema (“good night”)
• usiku wa leo (“tonight”)

Related terms

• siku (“day, nycthemeron”)