uhuru

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili uhuru.

Noun

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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

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Etymology

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From u- +‎ huru (independent).

Noun

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uhuru class 14

  1. independence

References

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

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

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From u- (-ity) +‎ huru (free).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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uhuru (u class, no plural)

  1. freedom
  2. independence (of a nation)

Yanomam

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Noun

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

  1. child

References

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