mwalimu

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A teacher in parts of Africa.
    — Drawing on their African heritage, many Comorians also consult mwalimus or fundi (medicine men and astrologers learned in the use of sacred texts and knowledge) and marabouts (holy men) for divination, healing, and protection from evil […]

词形变化

mwalimus plural walimu plural

词源

Etymology tree
Arabic عَلَّمَ (ʕallama)
Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim)bor.
Swahili mwalimubor.
English mwalimu
Borrowed from Swahili mwalimu, borrowed from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”), from عَلَّمَ (ʕallama).
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