Bakwenaadj.n.

Brit.

/baˈkwɛnə/, U.S.

/bæˈkwɛnə/

Inflections: Plural Bakwenas, unchanged.

Forms:

α. 1800s Bakone, 1800s Baquaina, 1800s Baquana, 1800s– Bakoena, 1800s– Bakuena, 1800s– Bakwena, 1800s– Bekwena (rare), 1900s Ba-Kwena, 1900s– BaKwena.

β. 1800s Bacquain, 1800s Bakwain, 1800s Baquan.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Southern Sotho Bakwena, Tswana Bakwena.

Etymology: < Southern Sotho Bakwena (written as baKwena in Lesotho) and its cognate Tswana Bakwena < ba-, plural class prefix denoting people + -kwena, self-designation, literally ‘crocodile’, after their totem.In the β. forms typically in the plural, with the English ending -s.

A. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to the Bakwena (see sense B.).

ΚΠ

?1840 T. Aveling Christian Minister's Estimate Life & Death 45 She lived among the Bakuena tribes, hundreds of miles beyond our station.

1907 Forest & Stream 2 Feb. 169/1 Ascending a mountain in the Bakwena country, he says: ‘I obtained a glorious view of the surrounding country.’

2019 G. Y. Okihiro Boundless Sea 194 Through the grains trade, Bakwena women were able to accumulate chickens, herds of goats, and even cattle.

B. n.

A member of a Sotho-Tswana people of southern Africa, living in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland), and Zimbabwe.

ΚΠ

1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. xiv. 224 They passed successfully through the various tribes of Batlapis, Barolongs, Bauangketsi, and Bakuenas.

1956 U. Long in E. L. Price Jrnls. 356 The wars were between the BaKwena and the BaKgatla, a tribe which had taken refuge with Sechele in order to avoid the jurisdiction of the South African Republic.

2018 Botswana Daily News (Nexis) 18 Feb. Ms Lekgarebe Mokwape encouraged residents to come in large numbers to bid President Khama farewell... ‘It is only us who can make the event successful by presenting a united front as Bakwena,’ she encouraged.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bakwena
释义	Bakwenaadj.n. Brit. /baˈkwɛnə/, U.S. /bæˈkwɛnə/ Inflections: Plural Bakwenas, unchanged. Forms: α. 1800s Bakone, 1800s Baquaina, 1800s Baquana, 1800s– Bakoena, 1800s– Bakuena, 1800s– Bakwena, 1800s– Bekwena (rare), 1900s Ba-Kwena, 1900s– BaKwena. β. 1800s Bacquain, 1800s Bakwain, 1800s Baquan. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Southern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Southern Sotho Bakwena, Tswana Bakwena. Etymology: < Southern Sotho Bakwena (written as baKwena in Lesotho) and its cognate Tswana Bakwena < ba-, plural class prefix denoting people + -kwena, self-designation, literally ‘crocodile’, after their totem.In the β. forms typically in the plural, with the English ending -s. A. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to the Bakwena (see sense B.). ΚΠ ?1840 T. Aveling Christian Minister's Estimate Life & Death 45 She lived among the Bakuena tribes, hundreds of miles beyond our station. 1907 Forest & Stream 2 Feb. 169/1 Ascending a mountain in the Bakwena country, he says: ‘I obtained a glorious view of the surrounding country.’ 2019 G. Y. Okihiro Boundless Sea 194 Through the grains trade, Bakwena women were able to accumulate chickens, herds of goats, and even cattle. B. n. A member of a Sotho-Tswana people of southern Africa, living in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland), and Zimbabwe. ΚΠ 1842 R. Moffat Missionary Labours & Scenes S. Afr. xiv. 224 They passed successfully through the various tribes of Batlapis, Barolongs, Bauangketsi, and Bakuenas. 1956 U. Long in E. L. Price Jrnls. 356 The wars were between the BaKwena and the BaKgatla, a tribe which had taken refuge with Sechele in order to avoid the jurisdiction of the South African Republic. 2018 Botswana Daily News (Nexis) 18 Feb. Ms Lekgarebe Mokwape encouraged residents to come in large numbers to bid President Khama farewell... ‘It is only us who can make the event successful by presenting a united front as Bakwena,’ she encouraged. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.?1840
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