sabuni

Kongo

Noun

sabuni class 5

1. soap

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), from Latin sāpō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sabuni class IX (plural sabuni class X)

1. soap (substance)
2. bar of soap

   Synonym: mche wa sabuni

Derived terms

• mche wa sabuni (“bar of soap”)
• sabuni ya unga (“washing powder”)

Descendants

• → Gusii: esabuni
• → Kikuyu: thabuni
• → Kongo: sabuni
• → Lingala: sabúni
• → Luganda: sabbuuni
• → Luhya: esabuni
• → Sukuma: sabuni
• → Maore Comorian: sabuni
• → Ngazidja Comorian: saɓuni
• → Rwanda-Rundi: isabune