sukari

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sú.kà.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́.kə̀.ríː]

Noun[edit]

sukàr̃ī m (possessed form sukàr̃in)

  1. sugar

Swahili[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

sukari (n class, plural sukari)

  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Kikuyu: cukari
  • → Lingala: sukáli
  • → Rwanda-Rundi: isukari

See also[edit]

  • muwa (“sugar cane”)

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Noun[edit]

sukari

  1. sugar
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