njilu

Kimbundu

Etymology 1

Compare Luba-Kasai njilu (“eggplant”).

Noun

njilu (class 9, plural jinjilu)

  1. a plant of the genus Solanum
  2. gilo, fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)
Descendants
  • → Portuguese: jiló
    • → English: gilo
    • → Japanese: ジロ (jiro)

Etymology 2

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Noun

njilu (plural jinjilu)

  1. proof, testimony

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “njilu”, 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 69
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 125
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