santuri

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَنْطُور (sanṭūr, “santur”), سُنْطُور (sunṭūr)[1] and/or Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr, “santur”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

santuri class IX (plural santuri class X)

  1. gramophone
    Synonym: gramafoni

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 153 Nr. 1375
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