kisambu

Kimbundu

Etymology 1

From ki- +‎ sambu.

Noun

kisambu (class 3, plural isambu)

  1. augmentative of sambu, big creel
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: caçamba

Etymology 2

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Noun

kisambu (class 3, plural isambu)

  1. (obsolete) grace, forgiveness
  • musambu

Etymology 3

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Noun

kisambu (class 3, plural isambu)

  1. contagion

References

  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, pages 29-30
  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “kisambu”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, pages 140-141
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