bunduki

From Arabic بُنْدُقِي (bunduqī).

bunduki (Jawi spelling بندقي, plural bunduki-bunduki)

1. ducat, historical coin minted in Venice

• “bunduki” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “rifle”), from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut; projectile”).

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bunduki class IX (plural bunduki class X)

1. gun (a handheld firearm)

• bunduki kubwa (“rifle”)

• → Iraqw: punduki
• → Kituba: munduki
• → Lingala: bondóki
• → Luganda: emmundu
• → Luo: bunde
• → Nzadi: onduk
• → Rwanda-Rundi: imbunda