kixima

Kimbundu

Noun

kixima (class 3, plural ixima)

  1. cistern, tank, fountain, well

Descendants

  • →? Portuguese: cachimbo
    • → Guajajára: kàxim
    • → Nheengatu: kaximbu

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “kixima”, 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, page 151
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 32
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