tauni

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic طَاعُون (ṭāʕūn).[1]

Noun[edit]

tauni (n class, plural tauni)

  1. bubonic plague
    Synonym: kipukusa

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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 191 Nr. 1704
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