mswaki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

mswaki class III (plural miswaki class IV)

  1. toothbrush
  2. chewstick, miswak (a twig used as a toothbrush)

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 157 Nr. 1403
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