aunsi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English ounce.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

aunsi class IX (plural aunsi class X)

  1. ounce
    Synonym: wakia

References

  1. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, pages 54-55: “Names of weights such as aunsi (ounce), lita (liter), and paundi (pound) are all borrowed from English, too.”
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