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mkebe

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Swahili

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic مِكَبَّة (mikabba).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    mkebe class III (plural mikebe class IV)

    1. a tin, a canister (airtight container)

    References

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    1. ^ Zawawi, Sharifa M. (1979), Loan words and their effect on the classification of Swahili nominals‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
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