chanjo
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Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin cambium. Derivable as a deverbal from changiér.
Noun
chanjo m (plural chanjos) (ORB, broad)
References
- change in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- chanjo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Swahili
Etymology
From -chanja (“make a cut”). Originally in the ji-ma class, and later transferred to the n class in Standard Swahili.
Pronunciation
Noun
chanjo (n class, plural chanjo) or chanjo (ma class, plural machanjo)
- a gash, incision, cut
- (medicine) vaccination, inoculation
- (medicine) vaccine (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies)
- Synonym: dawa ya chanjo
- July 2001, Mr. Sambu, Kenya National Assembly Official Record:
- Jukumu la taasisi hiyo ni kutayarisha chanjo za mifugo kama vile ng'ombe, mbuzi, kondoo na hata kuku.
- That institution's responsibility is to prepare vaccines for livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, and even chickens.