mvunguti

Chichewa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Potentially a cognate with Swahili mbungati (sausage tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ᶬvuˈᵑɡu.ti/

Noun

mvunguti class 3 (plural mivunguti class 4)

  1. sausage tree (Kigelia africana)

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, page 368