thumuni

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ثُمُن (ṯumun, “an eighth”).

Pronunciation

• (prescribed, Arabic) IPA^(key): /ˈθu.mu.ni/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /suˈmu.ni/

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Noun

thumuni class IX (plural thumuni class X)

1. one-eighth
2. (obsolete) a coin worth sixpence; half a shilling
3. (obsolete) a coin worth an eighth of a silver coin

See also

For more, see Appendix:Swahili numerals#Fractions.