chanjo

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin cambium. Derivable as a deverbal from changiér.

Noun

chanjo m (plural chanjos) (ORB, broad)

1. change

References

• change in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• chanjo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Swahili

FWOTD – 1 December 2020

Etymology

Etymology tree

Swahili -chanja

Proto-Bantu *-ò

Proto-Sabaki *-o

Swahili -o

Swahili chanjo

From -chanja (“to make a cut”) + -o.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɑ.ⁿdʒɔ/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

chanjo class V or IX (plural machanjo class VI or chanjo class X)

1. a gash, incision, cut
2. (medicine) vaccination, inoculation
3. (medicine) vaccine (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies)

   Synonym: dawa ya chanjo

   • 2001 July, 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.

Usage notes

• Originally in the ji-ma class, and later transferred to the n class in Standard Swahili.