Kalasinga
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Swahili
Etymology
Derived from the name Kala Singh, a businessman who came to Kenya in the 1890s.
Noun
Kalasinga class ? (plural )
Noun
Kalasinga class V (plural Makalasinga class VI)
References
- ^ “Why muhindi with kilemba and thick beard is called ‘Kalasinga’”, in The Standard, 2021 January 28:
- Well, Gurmukh Singh in The Rise of Sikhs Abroad informs us on good authority that one Kala Singh, an adventurous spirited construction businessman traversed the colony after coming to Kenya from Punjab, India, in the 1890s and founded Munshiram Kala Singh & Company. He was a familiar face in Maasailand where his kilemba and thick beard made him a curiosity of sorts. Kenyans could not pronounce, Kala Singh, as two different names. They combined them to ‘Kalasingha’ and ‘Kalasinga’ as it’s spelt today stuck to the Sikh community!