utatuzi

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *lu-

Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *wu-

Swahili u-

Swahili -tatua

Proto-Bantu *-ì

Swahili -zi

Swahili utatuzi

From u- + -tatua + -zi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

utatuzi class XI (no plural)

1. solution (an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem)