aunsi
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English ounce.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
aunsi (n class, plural aunsi)
References edit
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, pages 54-55: “Names of weights such as aunsi (ounce), lita (liter), and paundi (pound) are all borrowed from English, too.”