mwerezi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

mwerezi class III (plural mierezi class IV)

  1. cedar (especially Cedrela odorata)
  2. red stinkwood (Prunus africana)

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 13 Nr. 53
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