kanzu
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English
Etymology
Noun
kanzu (plural kanzus)
- A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region.
- 2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 395:
- As he announced Tommy [...] he draped the barkcloth knot on top of Tommy’s kanzu.
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kansa, from Proto-Germanic *hansō. Cognates include Karelian kanža, Finnish kansa.
Noun
kanzu
Derived terms
- kanzalaine (“citizen”)
- kanzalližus (“citizenship”)
Further reading
- kanzu in VepKar Open Corpus of Veps and Karelian Languages
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kanzu class IX (plural kanzu class X)