DINKA


Meaning of DINKA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdiŋ-kə ]

noun

( plural Dinkas also Dinka )

Etymology: probably ultimately from Dinka jieŋ, a self-designation

Date: 1861

1. : a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan

2. : the Nilotic language of the Dinkas

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.