Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَنْطُور (sanṭūr, santur), سُنْطُور (sunṭūr)[1] and/or Classical Persian سَنْتُور (santūr, santur).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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santuri (n class, plural santuri)

  1. gramophone
    Synonym: gramafoni

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 153 Nr. 1375