nusu

See also: Nusu

'Are'are

Noun

nusu

  1. mouth

References

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic نص (nuṣṣ), widespread dialectal variant of standard Arabic نِصْف (niṣf, half).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

nusu class IX (plural nusu class X)

  1. half

See also

For more, see Appendix:Swahili numbers#Fractions.

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 290 Nr. 2748