kapteni

Estonian

Noun

kapteni

  1. genitive singular of kapten

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English captain.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

kapteni class V (plural makapteni class VI)

  1. captain (military position)
  2. captain (leader of a sports team)

Derived terms

See also

  • nahodha (“captain (of a ship)”)

References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language‎[1], volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 38 of 33-41
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