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hanithi

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic خَنِيث (ḵanīṯ, “effeminate”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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hanithi (ma class, plural mahanithi)

  1. (often derogatory) homosexual man

See also

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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 95 Nr. 848
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