Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs, money),[1] ultimately from Latin follis (bag).

Noun

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fulusi (n class, plural fulusi)

  1. currency (money or other item used to facilitate transactions)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs), plural of فَلْس (fals, fish scale), from φολίς (pholís, reptile or fish scale).

Noun

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fulusi (n class, plural fulusi)

  1. a mahi-mahi fish

References

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  1. ^ 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 237 Nr. 2185