omukadi

Kwanyama

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí (“woman, wife”).

Noun

omukadi (omu-ova class, plural ovakadi)

  1. woman
    Synonyms: omualikadi, omukaiṅu

Derived terms

  • omualikadi (“woman”)
  • omukulukadi (“old woman”)

References

  • G.W.R. Tobias, M.C., M.A; B.H.C. Turvey, M.A. (1965), English-Kwanyama Dictionary‎[1], Witwatersrand University Press Johannesburg, page 197
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