kwachaint.n.

Brit.

/ˈkwɑːtʃə/,

/ˈkwʌtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑtʃə/,

/ˈkwətʃə/, East African English

/ˈkwatʃa/

Inflections: Plural kwachas, unchanged.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bemba. Partly a borrowing from Chewa. Etymons: Bemba kwacha, Chewa kwacha.

Etymology: < (i) Bemba kwacha, and (ii) its cognate Chewa kwacha, literally ‘it has dawned’ < kw-, locative prefix, also with the sense ‘there is’ + -a-, element marking near past or perfective tense and aspect + -cha to dawn. The phrase was used as a slogan with allusion to the nationalist concept of a new dawn of freedom; the currency was named with reference to this concept.The plural form kwachas is an English development; in Chewa, the plural form denoting the monetary unit is makwacha.

A. int.

In Zambia and Malawi: used as a nationalist slogan or rallying cry.

ΚΠ

1959 Times of India 26 Jan. 11/5 The police dispersed a crowd of Africans who had gathered in the centre of the town shouting, ‘Kwacha’.

1967 D. C. Mulford Zambia v. 198 Speaking to the Conference's 4,000 delegates amid shouts of ‘Action Now’ and ‘Kwacha’, Kaunda launched into an impassioned attack.

2010 J. Power Polit. Cult. & Nationalism Malawi i. 28 ‘Kwacha’, the rallying cry that began Dr. Banda's speeches.

B. n.

The principal monetary unit in Zambia, equivalent to 100 ngwees, and in Malawi, equivalent to 100 tambalas. Also: a coin or banknote of this value. Cf. ngwee n., tambala n.The kwacha was introduced by Zambia in 1968 and by Malawi in 1971, replacing the pound.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > other specific African

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pesewa1963

leone1964

cedi1965

kwacha1966

likuta1967

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sengi1967

zaire1967

tambala1969

kobo1972

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lilangeni1974

birr1976

thebe1976

lwei1977

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loti1979

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > foreign banknotes > [noun] > other African

leone1964

kwacha1966

loti1979

1966 Times 10 Mar. 8/7 Mr. Arthur Wina, Finance Minister, told Parliament today that in 1968 Zambia will have its own decimal currency. The new unit will be the ‘Kwacha’, worth 10s. and meaning ‘Dawn of Freedom’.

1973 Guardian 23 Mar. 14/5 The exchange rate is given as ·7143 kwachas per US dollar.

1994 C. Harvey & D. Hudson in B. Odén Southern Afr. after Apartheid v. 112 Malawi kwacha appreciated in real terms quite substantially against the rand during the 1970s.

2016 @TheXorax 11 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Nov. 2019) If I had a ngwee for everytime you said that I would have a Kwacha in my pocket right now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	kwacha
释义	kwachaint.n. Brit. /ˈkwɑːtʃə/, /ˈkwʌtʃə/, U.S. /ˈkwɑtʃə/, /ˈkwətʃə/, East African English /ˈkwatʃa/ Inflections: Plural kwachas, unchanged. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Bemba. Partly a borrowing from Chewa. Etymons: Bemba kwacha, Chewa kwacha. Etymology: < (i) Bemba kwacha, and (ii) its cognate Chewa kwacha, literally ‘it has dawned’ < kw-, locative prefix, also with the sense ‘there is’ + -a-, element marking near past or perfective tense and aspect + -cha to dawn. The phrase was used as a slogan with allusion to the nationalist concept of a new dawn of freedom; the currency was named with reference to this concept.The plural form kwachas is an English development; in Chewa, the plural form denoting the monetary unit is makwacha. A. int. In Zambia and Malawi: used as a nationalist slogan or rallying cry. ΚΠ 1959 Times of India 26 Jan. 11/5 The police dispersed a crowd of Africans who had gathered in the centre of the town shouting, ‘Kwacha’. 1967 D. C. Mulford Zambia v. 198 Speaking to the Conference's 4,000 delegates amid shouts of ‘Action Now’ and ‘Kwacha’, Kaunda launched into an impassioned attack. 2010 J. Power Polit. Cult. & Nationalism Malawi i. 28 ‘Kwacha’, the rallying cry that began Dr. Banda's speeches. B. n. The principal monetary unit in Zambia, equivalent to 100 ngwees, and in Malawi, equivalent to 100 tambalas. Also: a coin or banknote of this value. Cf. ngwee n., tambala n.The kwacha was introduced by Zambia in 1968 and by Malawi in 1971, replacing the pound. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > other specific African macute1704 pesewa1963 leone1964 cedi1965 kwacha1966 likuta1967 makuta1967 sengi1967 zaire1967 tambala1969 kobo1972 naira1972 lilangeni1974 birr1976 thebe1976 lwei1977 maloti1977 loti1979 metical1980 sente1980 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > foreign banknotes > [noun] > other African leone1964 kwacha1966 loti1979 1966 Times 10 Mar. 8/7 Mr. Arthur Wina, Finance Minister, told Parliament today that in 1968 Zambia will have its own decimal currency. The new unit will be the ‘Kwacha’, worth 10s. and meaning ‘Dawn of Freedom’. 1973 Guardian 23 Mar. 14/5 The exchange rate is given as ·7143 kwachas per US dollar. 1994 C. Harvey & D. Hudson in B. Odén Southern Afr. after Apartheid v. 112 Malawi kwacha appreciated in real terms quite substantially against the rand during the 1970s. 2016 @TheXorax 11 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Nov. 2019) If I had a ngwee for everytime you said that I would have a Kwacha in my pocket right now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < int.n.1959
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