English Explanatory Dictionary

jua kali

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The informal economy; self-employment other than agriculture.

Word forms

jua kali

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *ìjʊ́bà Swahili jua Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili kali Swahili jua kalibor. English jua kali Borrowed from Swahili jua kali, from jua (“sun”) + kali (“fierce”).

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