Tatenda
From Shona tenda, "to thank": "thank you" or "we are thankful".
Meaning and origin
Tatenda is built from the Shona verb tenda, "to thank" or "to give thanks", with the same we-form pattern seen in Tapiwa and Tafadzwa, so that it reads as "we are thankful" or simply "thank you".
How to pronounce Tatenda
| English (US) | tah-TEN-dah /tɑːˈtɛndə/ |
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