shughuli

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

shughuli class IX (plural shughuli class X)

  1. occupation (a service, trade, or craft)
  2. preparation

Derived terms

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 167 Nr. 1484