istiwai

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic (خَطّ) اَلْاِسْتِوَاء ((ḵaṭṭ) al-istiwāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

istiwai (n class, plural istiwai)

1. equator

   Synonym: ikweta