askofu
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
askofu (ma class, plural maaskofu)
Derived terms edit
- askofu mkuu (“archbishop”)
- uaskofu (“bishopship”)
References edit
- Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 13 Nr. 68