paundi

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Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English pound.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

paundi (n class, plural paundi)

  1. Alternative form of pauni: pound (unit of currency)
  2. Synonym of ratili: pound (unit of weight)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, pages 54-55: “Names of weights such as aunsi (ounce), lita (liter), and paundi (pound) are all borrowed from English, too.”
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