hatua
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic خُطْوة (ḵuṭwa, “step”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
hatua class IX (plural hatua class X)
- A step, a pace
- The length of a pace, used as a measurement of distance.
- A development
References
- ^ 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 92 Nr. 814