samli

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَمْن (samn).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

samli class IX (plural samli class X)

  1. ghee (clarified butter)

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, page 151 Nr. 1361