Kalasinga

Swahili

Etymology

Derived from the name Kala Singh, a businessman who came to Kenya in the 1890s.[1]

Noun

Kalasinga class ? (plural [please provide])

  1. Sikhism
    Synonym: Usikh

Noun

Kalasinga class V (plural Makalasinga class VI)

  1. Sikh

References

  1. ^ “Why muhindi with kilemba and thick beard is called ‘Kalasinga’”, in The Standard, 28 January 2021:
    Well, Gurmukh Singh in The Rise of Sikhs Abroad informs us on good authority that one Kala Singh, an adventurous spirited construction businessman traversed the colony after coming to Kenya from Punjab, India, in the 1890s and founded Munshiram Kala Singh & Company. He was a familiar face in Maasailand where his kilemba and thick beard made him a curiosity of sorts. Kenyans could not pronounce, Kala Singh, as two different names. They combined them to ‘Kalasingha’ and ‘Kalasinga’ as it’s spelt today stuck to the Sikh community!
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