mukama

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Kimbundu

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Said to be from mu- +‎ Portuguese cama (“bed”).

Noun

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mukama (plural akama)

  1. a slave-girl who serves as a concubine
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Descendants

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  • → Portuguese: mucama

References

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  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 301
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 104
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