wibari

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَبْر (wabr).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

wibari class IX (plural wibari class X)

  1. hyrax
    Synonyms: kwanga, pimbi

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 300 Nr. 2878