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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

mchungaji.

herdsman, shepherd

9 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. herdsman, shepherd

    class-i

  2. pastor, priest

    class-i
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Proto-Bantu *-cùnga Proto-Sabaki *-cunga Swahili -chunga Swahili *-aga Proto-Bantu *-ì Swahili -i Swahili -aji Swahili mchungaji From m- + -chunga (“to herd, to take care of”) + -aji. The second sense is an extension of the first, as a semantic loan from Latin pastor.

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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.