risasi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَصَاص (raṣāṣ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

risasi class IX (plural risasi class X)

1. bullet
2. lead (chemical element)

Descendants

• → Digo: risasi
• → Jita: ri-saási
• → Kikuyu: rĩthathi
• → Luganda: `ssasì
• → Nyakyusa: ilísasí
• → Nyankole: iːsási, amasási, kisási