panga

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panga¹

  • /ˈpɑ.ᵑɡɑ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

noun panga

  1. class ix machete, panga (broad knife) 'Silaha yao (teleza) kubwa ni kisu na panga.'

panga²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

verb -panga · kupanga · kutopanga · panga · pangeni

  1. to arrange, classify, plan, organize, set up Bwana Maduro aliwahi kuituhumu Marekani, Colombia na upinzani kwa kupanga njama ya kumuua.
  2. to rent
  3. to live together, cohabit
  4. with mtoto to adopt Madona aruhusiwa kupanga watoto 2 kutoka Malawi

    Similar: asilisha

panga³

  • /ˈpɑ.ᵑɡɑ/
  • /ˈpʰɑ.ᵑɡɑ/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of upanga

In English

  • adopt to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
  • organize to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for
  • machete a sword-like tool
  • panga type of knife

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"panga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/panga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

panga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/panga

Chicago

"panga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/panga.

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@misc{panga_2026,
  title = {panga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/panga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-panga.flac.