kashfa

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كَشْف (kašf, “unveiling, uncovering”). The pejorative meaning comes from Godfrey Dale (1861–1941, Christian missionary in Zanzibar 1889–1925) publishing a translation of the Qurʾān into Swahili in 1923, widely suspected to be inaccurate.

Noun

kashfa (n class, plural kashfa)

1. (archaic) uncovering, unveiling, exposing
2. a scandal (incident that brings disgrace)
3. a slander or insult