Wiktionary

uzuri

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عُذْر (ʕuḏr).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔú.zù.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔʊ́.zɪ̀.ríː]

Noun edit

uzùr̃ī m (possessed form uzùr̃in)

  1. excuse

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

From u- +‎ -zuri (“beautiful, good”).

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun edit

uzuri (u class, no plural)

  1. goodness (state or characteristic of being good)
    Antonym: ubaya
  2. beauty

Synonyms edit

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