dohani

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Arabic دُخَان (duḵān).[1]

Noun

dohani class IX (plural dohani class X)

  1. chimney

Etymology 2

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Noun

dohani class V (plural madohani class VI)

  1. a narrow basket for fruit

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 99 Nr. 889
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