Mfunguo

Swahili

Etymology

From fungua (“to not fast”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mfunguo (m-mi class, plural Mifunguo)

1. A non-fasting month in the Islamic calendar.

Usage notes

Months in the Islamic calendar after Ramadan are numbered according to how many months a Muslim has spent not fasting, until the calendar gets to Rajab, at which point the traditional Islamic system of month names is used again.