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chungu.

earthenware pot, used for cooking rice

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu//ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu/

  1. earthenware pot, used for cooking rice

    class-vii
adj

  1. bitter

    declinable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cungu, ultimately from Common Bantu *bʊ̀cʊ́ngʊ́. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsungu and Giryama -tsungu.

noun/ˈtʃu.ᵑɡu//ˈtʃʰu.ᵑɡu/

  1. ant

    class-ix
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncungu (ant species). May be related to -chungu (“bitter”) and uchungu (“pain”). Cognate with Giryama tsʰungu and Kipfokomo ntsungu.

noun

  1. heap

    class-ix
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncungu (“heap”). Cognate with Giryama tsʰungu and Chimwiini nt̪ungu.

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