mchungaji

Swahili

Etymology

From -chunga (“to take care of”). The second sense is an extension of the first, as a calque of Latin pastor.

Noun

mchungaji (m-wa class, plural wachungaji)

  1. herdsman, shepherd
  2. (Christianity) pastor, priest
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