ziwa
See also: źiwa
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà.
Noun edit
ziwa (ma class, plural maziwa)
- lake (body of water)
Etymology 2 edit
From the same Cushitic borrowing as maziwa (“milk”), which represents the original semantics, but was shifted to a plurale tantum to match other liquids.
Noun edit
ziwa (ma class, plural maziwa)
References edit
- Nicholas Awde, Swahili-English, English-Swahili Dictionary (2002, →ISBN)
- Arthur Cornwallis Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (1902–3)