polima

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros

Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor.

English -mer

English polymerbor.

Swahili polima

Borrowed from English polymer.

Noun

polima class IX (plural polima class X)

1. polymer
   • 2023 January 20, “Jinsi miti inaweza kuwa vyanzo vya betri inayoweza kuchaji kwa dakika 8”, in BBC News Swahili‎^[1]:

     Kampuni hiyo iliajiri wahandisi kuchunguza uwezekano wa kutumia lignin, polima inayopatikana kwenye miti.

     The company hired engineers to investigate the possibility of using lignin, a polymer found in trees.