nyundo

Chichewa

Etymology

A widely diffused word ultimately from Swahili nyundo; Klein-Arendt mentions a possible native root in Chichewa that is dismissed on historical grounds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲu.ⁿdo/

Noun

nyundo class 9 (plural nyundo class 10)

1. hammer

Shona

Etymology

A widely diffused word ultimately from Swahili nyundo.

Noun

nyundo class 9 (plural nyundo class 10)

1. hammer

Swahili

nyundo

Etymology

From -unda (“construct”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

nyundo class IX (plural nyundo class X)

1. hammer (tool)
2. (slang) penis

References

• Klein-Arendt, Reinhard (2000) “The Iron Crafts of the Swahili from the Perspective of Historical Semantics”, in Swahili Forum‎^[1], volume 7, pages 153–204
• Ogechi, Nathan Oyori (2005) “The Language of Sex and HIV/AIDS among University Students in Kenya”, in Stichproben - Vienna Journal of African Studies‎^[2], number 9, page 130 of 123-149: “Nyundo > Kiswahili (‘hammer’)”