darubini

See also: Darubini

Swahili

darubini

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Arabic دَرْبِين (darbīn, “telescope; binoculars”) (now more commonly دَرْبِيل (darbīl)), from Persian دوربین (durbin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

darubini (n class, plural darubini)

1. telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)
2. binoculars