uhuru

uhuru

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Swahili uhuru, from u- (-ity) + huru (free).

    Noun

    uhuru (uncountable)

    1. freedom
      • 2020 December 13, Peter Hermann, Marissa J. Lang and Clarence Williams, “Pro-Trump rally descends into chaos as Proud Boys roam D.C. looking to fight”, in The Washington Post[1]:
        The mood was jubilant — but tense — as the crowd broke into echoing cries of “uhuru,” a Swahili word for “freedom” that the Proud Boys have appropriated as their battle cry, and they continually approached strangers who looked as though they did not belong.

    Maore Comorian

    Etymology

    From u- +‎ huru (independent).

    Noun

    uhuru class 14

    1. independence

    References

    • uhuru” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

    Swahili

    Etymology

      From u- (-ity) + huru (free).

      Pronunciation

      • Audio (Kenya):(file)

      Noun

      uhuru class XI (no plural)

      1. freedom
      2. independence (of a nation)

      Descendants

      • English: uhuru

      Yanomam

      Noun

      uhuru (unclassified holonym; singulative uhuru a, dual uhuru kipë, plural uhuru pë)

      1. child

      References

      • Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure[2], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, page 115