sanduku

Kituba

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili sanduku

Noun

sanduku

  1. box

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili sanduku

Noun

sanduku

  1. box

Sango

Noun

sanduku

  1. box

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَنْدُوق (ṣandūq).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

sanduku class V (plural masanduku class VI)

  1. box

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kikuyu: ithandũkũ
  • → Kituba: sandúku
  • → Lingala: sandúku

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 181-182 Nr. 1617
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