mzuku

Tonga (Malawi)

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀jíjʊ̀kʊ̀dʊ̀.

Noun

mzuku class 1 (plural ŵazuku)

  1. grandchild

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[1], Central Africana Limited, page 168