cherehani
Swahili
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Persian چرخه (čarxe).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cherehani class VII (plural vyerehani class VIII)
References
[edit]- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 63: “The Bulushi might also have consolidated the use of certain Persian items already found in Swahili and East Africa but which were not that common earlier, e.g. shali (shawl), cherehani (sewing-machine, any machine with a pedal) and karkhana, karakana (factory, workshop).”