bwana

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). Doublet of abbot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbwɑːnə/ Rhymes: -ɑːnə === Noun === bwana (plural bwanas) (slang) Big boss, important person. ==== Usage notes ==== Not always used as a favorable term. === Anagrams === Waban, ba-wan, bawan, nawab == Anguthimri == === Noun === bwana (Mpakwithi) bream === References === Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 185 == Chichewa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɓʷá.na/ === Noun === bwána class 1a (plural abwána class 2) boss, master == Italian == === Noun === bwana m (invariable) bwana == Old Sundanese == === Alternative forms === buana === Etymology === From Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana, “the world”). === Noun === bwana the world Synonym: dunya ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Sundanese: buana (“continent”) == Swahili == === Alternative forms === (abbreviation) Bw. === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === bwana class V (plural mabwana class VI) master, lord mister, Mr. boss husband ==== Coordinate terms ==== bibi ==== Derived terms ==== bwana harusi ==== Descendants ==== → Chichewa: bwana → English: bwana