kaa
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kaa¹
- /ˈkɑː/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.
noun makaa
-
coal, charcoal
Similar: mkaa
- ember
kaa²
- /ˈkɑː/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-i̧kala, from Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, from *-jìka (“to go down, to come down”) + *-ada.
In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -kaya ~ -ka and Giryama -kala. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -hlala and Kikuyu -ikara.
verb -kaa · kukaa · kutokaa · kaa · kaeni
- to sit
- to stay, to live, to reside
- to fit
kaa³
- /ˈkɑː/
- /ˈkʰɑː/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *nkádá.
noun kaa
- crab
Kaa⁴
Where it comes from
From kaa (“crab”), from Proto-Bantu *nkádá.
proper noun
-
Cancer
Similar: Sarateni
In English
Talk about this word "kaa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/kaa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kaa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kaa "kaa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kaa.Cite this
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title = {kaa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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