baiskeli
Swahili
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English bicycle.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]baiskeli class IX (plural baiskeli class X)
- bicycle
- kuendesha baiskeli ― to ride a bicycle
References
[edit]- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language[1], volume 16, number 2, , page 39 of 33-41
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
- Such loanwords, retaining their usage over time, have become permanent signatures in the Swahili “visitor’s book.” […] The lexicon of the duka is from diverse sources: […] from English, baiskeli (bicycle), bangili (bangles), bia (beer), juisi (juice), kompiuta (computer), makabati ya nguo (wardrobes), sementi (cement), sukari (sugar), supu ya utumbo (soup made of animal intestines), tairi za trekta (tractor tires), and vocha (voucher).