mwerezi
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmwerezi (m-mi class, plural mierezi)
- cedar (especially Cedrela odorata)
- red stinkwood (Prunus africana)
References
edit- ^ 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 13 Nr. 53