ziwa
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See also: źiwa
Swahili
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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)