mchungaji

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

Category:Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu#MCHUNGAJICategory:Swahili terms derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-cùng-#MCHUNGAJI

From m- +‎ -chunga (“to herd, to take care of”) +‎ -ajiCategory:Swahili terms prefixed with m-#CHUNGACategory:Swahili terms suffixed with -aji#MCHUNGAJI. The second sense is an extension of the first, as a calque of LatinCategory:Swahili terms calqued from Latin#MCHUNGAJICategory:Swahili terms derived from Latin#MCHUNGAJI pastor.

Pronunciation

Noun

mchungaji class I (plural wachungaji class II)Category:Swahili lemmas#MCHUNGAJICategory:Swahili nouns#MCHUNGAJICategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#MCHUNGAJICategory:Swahili class I nouns#MCHUNGAJICategory:Pages with entries#MCHUNGAJICategory:Pages with 1 entry#MCHUNGAJI

  1. herdsman, shepherd
  2. (ChristianityCategory:sw:Christianity#MCHUNGAJI) pastor, priest
Category:sw:Occupations#MCHUNGAJI
Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Swahili class I nouns Category:Swahili lemmas Category:Swahili nouns Category:Swahili terms calqued from Latin Category:Swahili terms derived from Latin Category:Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu Category:Swahili terms derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-cùng- Category:Swahili terms prefixed with m- Category:Swahili terms suffixed with -aji Category:Swahili terms with audio pronunciation Category:sw:Christianity Category:sw:Occupations