njila

Kimbundu

Njila (street)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Noun

njila (plural jinjila)

1. street, road, way

Derived terms

• mbandu ia njila
• pambu ia njila

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: gira

Etymology 2

Njila (bird)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

njila (plural jinjila)

1. bird

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 68
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 125