Morodekayi

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mordecai, from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy).

Proper noun

Morodekayi

  1. Mordecai
    2. (biblical) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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