maziwa
Kiswahili
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maziwa¹
Where it comes from
A borrowing in Proto-Sabaki from Proto-South Cushitic *ʔilibaa (whence Burunge ilibaa, Iraqw ilwaa). Within Bantu compare Kikuyu iria, Kamba ĩia.
noun
- milk
- plural of ziwa (“breast”)
maziwa²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màdìbà.
noun
- plural of ziwa (“lake”)
In English
- milk liquid
Talk about this word "maziwa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/maziwa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. maziwa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/maziwa "maziwa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/maziwa.Cite this
@misc{maziwa_2026,
title = {maziwa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/maziwa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
