sherisi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَرِيش (sarīš).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

sherisi class IX (plural sherisi class X)

  1. glue
    Synonyms: gluu, gundi

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 164 Nr. 1455