mukama

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Kimbundu

Etymology

Uncertain. Said to be from mu- +‎ Portuguese cama (bed).

Noun

mukama (plural akama)

  1. a slave-girl who serves as a concubine

Descendants

  • Portuguese: mucama

References

  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 301
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 104