kwanza
English
Etymology
Named after the Kwanza (Cuanza) River in Angola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɑːnzə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
kwanza (plural kwanzas)
See also
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- cuanza, quanza
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.za/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.zɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ
- Hyphenation: kwan‧za
Noun
kwanza m (plural kwanzas)
Further reading
- “kwanza”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Swahili
| 10 | ||||
| ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: -moja, mosi Ordinal: -a kwanza | ||||
Alternative forms
Etymology
The adjective is from Proto-Sabaki *-a kwanzya, from *-anzya (“to begin”). By surface analysis, -a + kw- + -anza. Cognate with Giryama -a kwandza.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Adjective
-a kwanza (invariable)
Descendants
- → English: Kwanzaa
Verb
kwanza (verbal noun of the ku class)
- infinitive of -anza