kwanjulan.

Brit.

/ˈkwandʒʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑndʒulə/, East African English

/ˈkwandʒula/

Origin: A borrowing from Luganda. Etymon: Luganda (o)kwanjula.

Etymology: < Luganda (o)kwanjula < ku- , prefix forming infinitives and verbal nouns + -(y)anjula to announce, to introduce. Compare earlier introduction ceremony at introduction n. Additions.

Ugandan English.

An engagement ceremony where the families of the bride and groom formally meet; = introduction n. Additions. A kwanjula is traditionally both an engagement and a marriage ceremony, although it is now more usually only an engagement ceremony, with the wedding taking place later.

ΚΠ

1973 ‘Birungi’ in M. N. Kisekka Heterosexual Relationships Uganda (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Missouri) iv. 118 We have gone through the traditional betrothal ceremony of kwanjula.

2000 Africa Today 47 52 A minority of the women..went through a modified version of kwanjula..[where] the man visited the woman at her parents' home and was formally introduced, but no bridewealth was negotiated.

2019 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 15 Sept. After the kwanjula we went to start the church process which involved regular church attendance, receiving sacraments, payment of all church dues, and, finally, medical check-ups.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	kwanjula
释义	kwanjulan. Brit. /ˈkwandʒʊlə/, U.S. /ˈkwɑndʒulə/, East African English /ˈkwandʒula/ Origin: A borrowing from Luganda. Etymon: Luganda (o)kwanjula. Etymology: < Luganda (o)kwanjula < ku- , prefix forming infinitives and verbal nouns + -(y)anjula to announce, to introduce. Compare earlier introduction ceremony at introduction n. Additions. Ugandan English. An engagement ceremony where the families of the bride and groom formally meet; = introduction n. Additions. A kwanjula is traditionally both an engagement and a marriage ceremony, although it is now more usually only an engagement ceremony, with the wedding taking place later. ΚΠ 1973 ‘Birungi’ in M. N. Kisekka Heterosexual Relationships Uganda (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Missouri) iv. 118 We have gone through the traditional betrothal ceremony of kwanjula. 2000 Africa Today 47 52 A minority of the women..went through a modified version of kwanjula..[where] the man visited the woman at her parents' home and was formally introduced, but no bridewealth was negotiated. 2019 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 15 Sept. After the kwanjula we went to start the church process which involved regular church attendance, receiving sacraments, payment of all church dues, and, finally, medical check-ups. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1973
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