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karatasi
 
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَرْطَس (qarṭas).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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karatasi (n class, plural karatasi)

  1. paper (material for writing on)

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, pages 244-245 Nr. 2270