mukama

Kimbundu

Etymology

Uncertain. Said to be from mu- +‎ Portuguese cama (“bed”).

Noun

mukama (plural akama)

1. a slave-girl who serves as a concubine

Related terms

• ukama

Descendants

• → Portuguese: mucama
  • → Spanish: mucama

References

• Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.^a, L.^da, page 301
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 104