usiku

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀ (“night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈsi.ku/

Noun

usiku class 14

1. night
2. evening

Derived terms

• usikusiku (“midnight”)
• usiku wonse (“the whole night, nightlong, overnight”)

Mwani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

usiku

1. night

Shona

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

usiku class 14 (plural mausiku class 6)

1. night
2. nighttime

See also

• vusiku
• husiku
• busiku

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

usiku class XI (no plural)

1. night, nighttime (period between sunset and sunrise)

Coordinate terms

• mchana (“day, daytime”)

Derived terms

• usiku kucha
• usiku mwema (“good night”)
• usiku wa leo (“tonight”)

Related terms

• siku (“day, nycthemeron”)

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu * bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.

Noun

usiku class 14 (plural mausiku)

1. night

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[1], Central Africana Limited, page 125