kitengo

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is that from -tenga? in the sense of "isolation unit"”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

kitengo class VII (plural vitengo class VIII)

  1. unit
    kitengo cha uzazi ― maternity unit
  2. section
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