yuto

See also: Yūto

Swahili

Noun

yuto class V (plural mayuto class VI)

  1. alternative form of juto
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 17:
      اَسِفِدِ يَبُ اِلاَّ شَقَوَا ، اِكَوَ مَيُتُ يَسِ مْسِيِ
      Asifidi yambo ila shaqawa, ikawa mayuto yasi msiye.
      he gains nought but trouble and endless regret