tambiko

Swahili

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Shambala tambiko (“sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tambiko (ma class, plural matambiko)

1. taboo
2. ritual

References

• Schadeberg, T. (2009). Swahili vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.