kengele

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kéng-.

Verb

kengele

  1. to guard
  2. to watch, to survey, to oversee

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Noun

kengele class IX (plural kengele class X)

  1. bell (metallic resonating object)
  2. ring, ringing (a resonant sound, like that produced by a bell)