mwerezi
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Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
mwerezi (m-mi class, plural mierezi)
- cedar (especially Cedrela odorata)
- red stinkwood (Prunus africana)
References[edit]
- Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13 Nr. 53