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Kimbundu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mbàndà (“medicine man”). Cognate with Umbundu ochimbanda (“healer, surgeon”).
Noun
kimbanda (plural imbanda)
- healer
- magician, witch
- exorcist, necromancer
Descendants
References
- Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 129
- Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 23
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Kimbundu kimbanda.
Noun
kimbanda m (plural kimbandas)
- Alternative spelling of quimbanda
Spanish
Noun
kimbanda m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of quimbanda