muleke

Kimbundu

Etymology 1

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Noun

muleke (class 1, plural aleke)

  1. boy, young man
  2. servant
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: moleque

Etymology 2

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Noun

muleke (class 1, plural aleke)

  1. din, loud noise

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “muleke”, 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 307
  • Bacelar, Adilson (2024), “muleke”, in Online Kimbundu dictionary
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