"ndarama" meaning in Shona

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Noun

Forms: ndaramá [canonical, class-9], ndaramá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: A regional wanderwort, ultimately from Arabic دَرَاهِم (darāhim, “dirhams”); cognates include Tswana talama (“button”), Chichewa ndalama (“money”), and Tsonga ndzalama (“gem”). Etymology templates: {{der|sn|ar|درهم|دَرَاهِم|dirhams}} Arabic دَرَاهِم (darāhim, “dirhams”), {{cog|tn|talama||button}} Tswana talama (“button”), {{cog|ny|ndalama||money}} Chichewa ndalama (“money”), {{cog|ts|ndzalama||gem}} Tsonga ndzalama (“gem”) Head templates: {{sn-noun|ndaramá|9}} ndaramá class 9 (plural ndaramá class 10)
  1. precious metal, (especially) gold Categories (topical): Metals Related terms: goridhe
    Sense id: en-ndarama-sn-noun-WZZ3QG2K Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ndarama meaning in Shona (1.7kB)

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