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mkebe

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مِكَبَّة (mikabba).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mkebe class III (plural mikebe class IV)

  1. a tin, a canister (airtight container)

References

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  1. ^ Zawawi, Sharifa M. (1979) Loan words and their effect on the classification of Swahili nominals‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
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