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chuma.

iron

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. iron

    class-vii

  2. ironware (something made of iron)

    class-vii

  3. girlfriend

    class-vii · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ́mà.

verb

  1. to gather, collect

  2. to earn, make money

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Common Bantu *-cʊ̀(ʊ)ma Proto-Sabaki *-cuma Swahili chuma Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cuma, from Common Bantu *-cʊ̀(ʊ)ma (“to buy food”). Cognate with Giryama -tsuma (“to trade”) and Kipfokomo -tsuma.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.