rafiki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَفِيق (rafīq).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rafiki class I/IX (plural rafiki class II/X or marafiki class II/X)

1. friend

   Synonym: mwenzi

2. comrade

   Synonym: ndugu

Derived terms

• rafiki wa kike (“girlfriend”)
• rafiki wa kiume (“boyfriend”)
• urafiki (“friendship”)

Descendants

• →? Malagasy: rafiky