zonbi

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From a Bantu language. Compare Kongo nzambi (“god”), zumbi (“fetish”), and Kimbundu nzumbi (“ghost”) (see Portuguese zumbi), and Caribbean folklore's jumbee (“a spirit or demon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔ̃bi/

Noun

zonbi

  1. zombie

Japanese

Romanization

zonbi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ゾンビ
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