Etymology

maskanda

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Today it means: A style of Zulu folk music, normally played solo. Full definition →

Zulu umaskanda ← Afrikaans musikant
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  1. Afrikaansmusikant
  2. Zuluumaskanda
  3. English todaymaskanda

From Zulu umaskanda, from Afrikaans musikant (“musician”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.