hwai
noun
Meaning
- sheep
Etymology / origin
Uncertain, but potentially from a Khoe language (compare Khoekhoe gū-i), or from Proto-Bantu *ɪ̀ngú. Compare Sotho nku and Zulu imvu. Shona has a regular *nk>/h/ shift from Proto-Bantu.
- imvu(Zulu)→
- nku(Sotho)→
- *ɪ̀ngú(bnt-pro)→
- gū-i(naq)→
- hwai (Shona)
- Relations: cog, inh, cog, cog
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