mkoma

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Noun

mkoma class III (plural mikoma class IV)

  1. doum palm, gingerbread tree, doom palm (Hyphaene thebaica)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possible m- + -koma, to stop/cease”)

Noun

mkoma class I (plural wakoma class II)

  1. leper (person who has leprosy)
    Synonym: mgonjwa wa ukoma
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