Jua Kalin.

Brit.

/ˌdʒʊə ˈkali/,

/ˌdjʊə ˈkali/, U.S.

/ˌdʒʊə ˈkɑli/,

/ˌdjʊə ˈkɑli/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Jua Kalis.

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili Jua Kali.

Etymology: < Swahili Jua Kali, lit. ‘parching sun’, referring to the outdoor nature of the work.

In Kenya: informal work of a kind typically performed outdoors, such as repairs, toolmaking, artisanship, etc.; (also) a person who performs such work. Frequently attributive.

ΚΠ

1986 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) 28 Oct. ME/W1413/A2/3 Areas such as jua kali (open air) garages and workshops will be given emphasis.

1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 14/1 He said a committee would be formed to allocate Jua Kali sheds at Kiwandani and called on artisans to send their applications to the committee.

1995 Sci. Amer. July 66/1 Various governmental and international aid groups..continued to work with a loose consortium of craftspeople, called Jua Kali, or ‘Hot Sun’, to try to rectify the problems.

2004 J. Aniagolu-Johnson Mikela 59 The Jua Kalis made items like buckets, charcoal-burning stoves, and cooking spoons from scrap metal.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jua kali
释义	Jua Kalin. Brit. /ˌdʒʊə ˈkali/, /ˌdjʊə ˈkali/, U.S. /ˌdʒʊə ˈkɑli/, /ˌdjʊə ˈkɑli/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Jua Kalis. Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili Jua Kali. Etymology: < Swahili Jua Kali, lit. ‘parching sun’, referring to the outdoor nature of the work. In Kenya: informal work of a kind typically performed outdoors, such as repairs, toolmaking, artisanship, etc.; (also) a person who performs such work. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1986 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) 28 Oct. ME/W1413/A2/3 Areas such as jua kali (open air) garages and workshops will be given emphasis. 1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 14/1 He said a committee would be formed to allocate Jua Kali sheds at Kiwandani and called on artisans to send their applications to the committee. 1995 Sci. Amer. July 66/1 Various governmental and international aid groups..continued to work with a loose consortium of craftspeople, called Jua Kali, or ‘Hot Sun’, to try to rectify the problems. 2004 J. Aniagolu-Johnson Mikela 59 The Jua Kalis made items like buckets, charcoal-burning stoves, and cooking spoons from scrap metal. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1986
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