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- DictionaryBwa·na/ˈbwänə/
noun
- 1. (in East Africa) a boss or master (often used as a title or form of address): "he can't hear you, bwana"
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Bwana definition: (in Africa) master; boss.. See examples of BWANA used in a sentence.
5 days ago · (in E Africa) a master, often used as a respectful form of address corresponding to sir.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
- English
- Anguthimri
- Chichewa
- Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”). Doublet of abbot.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈbwɑːnə/ 2. Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Noun
bwana (plural bwanas) 1. (slang) Big boss, important person. 1.1. 2005, David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster and Other Essays, New York: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 208: 1.1.1. It is Jim C.’s custom always to say “Up Simba” in a fake-deep bwana voice as he hefts the camera to his right shoulder […]
Noun
bwana 1. (Mpakwithi) bream
References
1. Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri(1981), page 185
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili bwana (“master”), from Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈɓʷá.na/
Noun
bwána class 1a (plural abwána class 2) 1. boss, master
Alternative forms
1. (abbreviation) Bw.
Etymology
From Arabic أَبُونَا (ʔabūnā, “our father”).
Noun
bwana (ma class, plural mabwana) 1. master, lord 2. mister, Mr. 3. boss 4. husband
Bwana definition: Used as a form of respectful address in parts of Africa.
Definition of bwana noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Bwana is a Swahili term for master or boss, often used as a respectful form of address in parts of Africa. It derives from Arabic abūnā, meaning our father, and is also spelled as bwa·na.
