tariki
English
Etymology
From Japanese 他力 (tariki, literally “other + strength”).
Noun
tariki (uncountable)
- other power, outside help (Shin Buddhism). Practice that assumes one's own capability is not sufficient, instead relying on other power - see also jiriki.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَرِيق (ṭarīq).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
tariki class IX (plural tariki class X)
References
- ^ 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 190 Nr. 1701