kanisa

Bangi

Verb

kanisa

  1. to think

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnisa/
  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: ka‧ni‧sa

Adjective

kanisa (accusative singular kanisan, plural kanisaj, accusative plural kanisajn)

  1. related or pertaining to the genus Canis

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi kanisa.

Verb

kanisa

  1. to think

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kanisa class V (plural makanisa class VI)

  1. church (a house of worship)

Descendants

  • → Kikuyu: kanitha
  • → Luganda: ekkanisa

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265 Nr. 2486
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