nishai

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَشْأَة (našʔa). Possibly via Gujarati નશો (naśo), Kachchi નસો (naso), Hindustani नशा / نَشَہ (naśa).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

nishai class IX (plural nishai class X)

  1. drunkenness
    Synonym: ulevi

References

  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts‎[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 197
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