kanzu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili kanzu.

Noun

kanzu (plural kanzus)

  1. A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
    • 2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 395:
      As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth knot on top of Tommy’s kanzu.

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kansa, from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognates include Karelian kanža, Finnish kansa.

Noun

kanzu

  1. people, nation

Derived terms

  • kanzalaine (“citizen”)
  • kanzalližus (“citizenship”)

Further reading

  • kanzu in VepKar Open Corpus of Veps and Karelian Languages

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.ⁿzu/
  • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɑ.ⁿzu/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kanzu class IX (plural kanzu class X)

  1. kanzu

Descendants

  • → English: kanzu
  • → Malagasy: akanjo
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