kanungu

Chichewa

Etymology

From nungu (“porcupine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /káˈnu.ᵑɡu/ (hedgehog)
• IPA^(key): /kaˈnu.ᵑɡú/ (small porcupine)

Noun

kánungu class 1a (plural akánungu class 2)

1. hedgehog

Noun

kanungú class 12 (plural tinungú class 13)

1. diminutive of nungu: small porcupine