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gaidi

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد (kayd, “ruse, artifice; slyness; deception”).[1]

Noun

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gaidi (ma class, plural magaidi)

  1. terrorist, criminal, bandit, robber
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English guide.[2]

Noun

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gaidi (ma class, plural magaidi)

  1. guide

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 267 Nr. 2501
  2. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (1994) “Does Kiswahili have diphthongs: interpreting foreign sounds in African languages”, in South African Journal of African Languages‎[1], volume 14, number 4, →DOI, page 181 of 180-186
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