filamu

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.

Proto-Germanic *felma-

Proto-Germanic *filmīn-

Old English filmen

Middle English filme

English filmbor.

Swahili filamu

Borrowed from English film.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

filamu class IX (plural filamu class X)

1. film or video (television show, movie)

Derived terms

• filamu ya kutisha (“horror movie”)
• filamu ya ngono (“pornographic movie”)