Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), plural of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida).
Pronunciation[edit]
kawaida (n class, plural kawaida)
- regular or normal thing, habit
Adjective[edit]
-a kawaida (invariable)
- regular, ordinary, normal
Derived terms[edit]