See also: źiwa

Swahili

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ziwa
 
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzi.wɑ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà.

Noun

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ziwa class V (plural maziwa class VI)

  1. lake (body of water)

Etymology 2

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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

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ziwa class V (plural maziwa class VI)

  1. breast (organ)
    Synonym: dodo

References

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  • Nicholas Awde, Swahili-English, English-Swahili Dictionary (2002, →ISBN)
  • Arthur Cornwallis Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (1902–3)
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