English Explanatory Dictionary

utamaroho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A culture's vital energy, which gives it its emotional tone and motivates collective behavior.

Word forms

utamaroho

Etymology

Etymology tree Swahili u- Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana) Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Swahili utamaduni Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ- Arabic رُوح (rūḥ)bor. Swahili roho blend English utamaroho From a blend of Swahili utamaduni (“culture”) and roho (“spirit”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani in 1994.

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