ndomondo

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Yao ndomondo (“hippopotamus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿdoˈmo.ⁿdo/

Noun

ndomondo class 9 (plural ndomondo class 10)

  1. hippopotamus
    Synonyms: mvuu, madzi abisa ndiwo

Derived terms

  • chindomondo
  • kandomondo
  • tindomondo
  • zindomondo

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 391

Yao

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa ndomondo (“hippopotamus”).

Noun

ndomondo class 9 (plural ndomondo)

  1. hippopotamus

References

  • Meredith Sanderson, A Yao Grammar, 1922, page 178
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