njilu
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Kimbundu
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Etymology 1
[edit]Compare Luba-Kasai njilu (“eggplant”).
Noun
[edit]njilu (plural jinjilu)
- a plant of the genus Solanum
- gilo, fruit of the scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum)
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]njilu (plural jinjilu)
References
[edit]- Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 69
- Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 125