demu

See also: DEMU and demü

Swahili

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English dame.[1]

Noun

demu (ma class, plural mademu)

  1. woman
    Synonym: mwanamke

Etymology 2

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Noun

demu (needs class)

  1. rag

References
  1. Reuster-Jahn, Uta (2023) “Lugha ya Mitaani, Gender Stereotypes and Sexism. “Catcalling” as a Communicative Practice of Male Youths in Urban Public Spaces in Tanzania”, in Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju, editor, Gendered Dichotomies in African Youth Language and Language Practices: Urban and Rural Spaces, Virtual and Real-Life Gendered Discourses, Stuttgart: Ibidem, →ISBN, page 137 of 129-159: “demu, NC5 with agreement to NC1 (8) < transfer from English dame, old LyM term, now incorporated into the official Swahili lexicon”
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