mtwe

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”).

Noun

mtwe class 3 (plural mitwe)

1. head (body part)
2. chapter (headings of a book)
3. point, heading
4. head (part of a spot or boil that contains pus)

Derived terms

• -twicila (“to put on the head”)

References

• Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
• Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 192