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kaunta

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English counter.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kaunta (n class, plural kaunta)

  1. counter (shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured)
  2. counter (surface in kitchen used for food preparation)
  3. (sports) counter-attack

References

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  1. ^ 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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