kuhani

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كُهّان (kuhhān), plural of كاهِن (kāhin, “priest”, especially a non-Christian one). The Biblical use is ultimately based on Biblical Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kôhēn).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kuhani class V (plural makuhani class VI)

  1. (also biblical) priest

Usage notes

  • Not used of Catholic or Orthodox priests, who are called kasisi or padre.

Derived terms

  • kuhani mkuu (“high priest”)
  • ukuhani (“priesthood”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.