karamu
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Swahili karamu (“feast, banquet”).
Noun
[edit]karamu
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]karamu
- Several species of Coprosma in New Zealand.
Anagrams
[edit]Ngazidja Comorian
[edit]Noun
[edit]karamu class 9 (plural karamu class 10)
References
[edit]- “karamu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic كَرَم (karam, “bounty, generosity”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]karamu class IX (plural karamu class X)
References
[edit]- ^ 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 260 Nr. 2419
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