rikanha

Kimbundu

Rikanha

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kányá, a variant of *kájá. Compare Umbundu ekaya (“tobacco”), Kongo lukaya (“leaf”).

Noun

rikanha class 4 (plural makanha)

1. tobacco

Derived terms

• makanha ma kipumba

Descendants

• → Portuguese: maconha (via the plural)

References

• Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “Rikanha”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.^a, L.^da, page 341
• Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 137