upatu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Kachchi [Term?]; compare Sindhi پاتُ (pātu).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

upatu class XI (plural patu class X)

  1. collection plate

References

  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 200