samaki

See also: Samaki

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَك (samak).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma‧ki

Noun

samaki class IX (plural samaki class X)

  1. fish

Descendants

  • → Kikuyu: thamaki

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 151 Nr. 1359
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