msimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).

Pronunciation

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Noun

msimu class III (plural misimu class IV)

  1. season (quarter of a year)

See also

Seasons in Swahili · misimu (layout · text) · category
bamvua (“spring”), masika, bubujiko kiangazi (“summer”), msimu wa joto, chaka vuli (“autumn”), demani kipupwe (“winter”), baridi

Note that there isn't a one-to-one mapping between seasons at the equator, where Swahili is commonly spoken, and seasons elsewhere. See equatorial seasons and climate for more details.

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dímʊ̀ (“spirit”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-dim- (“spirit”).

Noun

msimu class 3 (plural misimu)

  1. spirit (the invisible part of a person that lives after death)
  2. spirit (a dead spirit)
  • usimu (“spirituality”)

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Chauncy Maples, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1888), Yao-English Vocabulary‎[1], Universities' Mission Press, page 69
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