mbunda

See also: Mbunda

Kimbundu

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Bantu *bʊ́ndá (“(lower) back”).

Noun

mbunda (class 9, plural jimbunda)

  1. buttock, anus

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: bunda
    • → English: bunda
    • →? Haitian Creole: bounda

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “mbunda”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 27
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 98
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