Angola
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 借自 ←葡萄牙语 Angola
- 源自 ←kmb ngola “king”
- 继承自 ←bnt-pro *gòdò “strength”
词源说明
From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD. Compare Kituba ngolo (“strength”).
First attested in c. 1595.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.
释义(英文)
专有名词 Proper noun
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda.
- The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
- An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
- A city, the