"utamaroho" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana) Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Swahili utamaduni Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ- Arabic رُوح (rūḥ)bor. Swahili roho blend English utamaroho From a blend of Swahili utamaduni (“culture”) and roho (“spirit”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani in 1994. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:blend|sw:utamaduni<t:culture>|sw:roho<t:spirit>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana) Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Swahili utamaduni Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ- Arabic رُوح (rūḥ)bor. Swahili roho blend English utamaroho [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*lu-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*bʊ̀-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*wu-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "u-", "lang" : "sw" }, { "id" : "urbanism", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to become urbanised", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "م د ن", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "تَمَدَّنَ", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "تَمَدُّن", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "utamaduni", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }, { "gloss" : "spirit", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "spirit", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Semitic", "term" : "*rūḥ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sem-wes-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ر و ح", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "رُوح", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "roho", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword_label" : "Blend of", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "blend" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "utamaroho", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="utamaroho">, {{der|en|sw|utamaduni||culture}} Swahili utamaduni (“culture”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} utamaroho (uncountable)
  1. (anthropology) A culture's vital energy, which gives it its emotional tone and motivates collective behavior. Wikipedia link: Marimba Ani Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: utamawazo
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