rikanha

Kimbundu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kányá, a variant of *kájá. Compare Umbundu ekaya (“tobacco”).

Noun

rikanha (class 4, plural makanha)

  1. tobacco

Derived terms

  • makanha ma kipumba

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: maconha (via the plural)

References

  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “rikanha”, 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 341
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 137
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