mukama

Kimbundu

Etymology

Uncertain. According to Matta, from mu- +‎ Portuguese cama (“bed”).

Noun

mukama (class 1, plural akama)

  1. a slave-girl who serves as a concubine
  • ukama

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: mucama

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “mukama”, 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 301
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 104
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