muundo

Malawi Lomwe

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀dò.

Noun

muundo class 3

1. (dialectal, Ekokholani) fire.

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili mu-

Proto-Bantu [Term?]

Swahili -unda

Proto-Bantu *-ò

Proto-Sabaki *-o

Swahili -o

Swahili muundo

From mu- + -unda (“to manufacture, to construct”) + -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

muundo class III (plural miundo class IV)

1. structure, shape, form

   muundo wa shirika ― organizational structure

   muundo wa soko ― market structure

Derived terms

• muundombinu (“infrastructure”)