likuta

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Linshee (talk | contribs) as of 01:39, 6 April 2018.
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From a Bantu language spoken in the Congo region. Compare Lingala li- + -kútá. Perhaps ultimately from Kongo nkúta (“provisions”).

Noun

[edit]

likuta (plural makuta)

  1. (historical) A former unit of currency, one hundredth of a zaïre.

References

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=likuta&oldid=49290279"