sukari

See also: Sukari

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sú.kà.ríː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sɪ́.kə̀.ríː]

Noun

sukàr̃ī m (possessed form sukàr̃in)

1. sugar

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

sukari (n class, plural sukari)

1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

Derived terms

• kisukari

Descendants

• → Kikuyu: cukari
• → Lingala: sukáli
• → Rwanda-Rundi: isukari

See also

• muwa (“sugar cane”)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar).

Noun

sukari

1. sugar