tambuu

Swahili

Etymology

From Persian تانبول (tânbul), from Sanskrit ताम्बूल (tāmbūla). Possibly via Hindi तांबूल (tāmbūl).[1] Lodhi also adds Gujarati તાંબૂલ (tāmbūl) as an intermediary.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

tambuu class IX (plural tambuu class X)

  1. betel leaf

References

  1. ^ Rechenbach, Charles W. (1967) Swahili-English Dictionary, Washington, D. C.: The Catholic University of America Press, page 509
  2. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts‎[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 217
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