zizima

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dìdima (“to be cold, to tremble - region N”).

Verb

-zizima (infinitive kuzizima)

  1. to be cold
  2. to be wersh or insipid

Derived terms

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 167
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