ziwa
Swahili
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ziwa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzi.wɑ/
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà.
Noun
ziwa (ma class, plural maziwa)
- lake (body of water)
Etymology 2
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
ziwa (ma class, plural maziwa)
- breast (organ)
- Synonym: dodo
References
- Nicholas Awde, Swahili-English, English-Swahili Dictionary (2002, →ISBN)
- Arthur Cornwallis Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (1902–3)