usiku
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈsi.ku/
Noun
usiku class 14
Derived terms
- usikusiku (“midnight”)
- usiku wonse (“the whole night, nightlong, overnight”)
Mwani
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun
usiku
Shona
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun
usiku class 14 (plural mausiku class 6)
See also
- vusiku
- husiku
- busiku
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
usiku class XI (no plural)
Coordinate terms
- mchana (“day, daytime”)
Derived terms
- usiku kucha
- usiku mwema (“good night”)
- usiku wa leo (“tonight”)
Related terms
- siku (“day, nycthemeron”)
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu * bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.
Noun
usiku class 14 (plural usiku class 14)