shayiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَعِير (šaʕīr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

shayiri class IX (plural shayiri class X)

1. barley

See also

• (Cereals) nafaka; shayiri (“barley”), mahindi (“maize”), ulezi (“millet”), oti (“oats”), mchele (“husked rice”) / mpunga (“unhusked rice”) / wali (“cooked rice”), ngano nyekundu (“rye”), mtama (“sorghum”), ngano (“wheat”) ^{(Category: sw:Grains) [edit]}