vocha
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English voucher.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvocha (n class, plural vocha)
References
edit- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
- Such loanwords, retaining their usage over time, have become permanent signatures in the Swahili “visitor’s book.” […] The lexicon of the duka is from diverse sources: […] from English, baiskeli (bicycle), bangili (bangles), bia (beer), juisi (juice), kompiuta (computer), makabati ya nguo (wardrobes), sementi (cement), sukari (sugar), supu ya utumbo (soup made of animal intestines), tairi za trekta (tractor tires), and vocha (voucher).
- ^ Blommaert, Jan (2014) State Ideology and Language in Tanzania, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, page 135: “[…] a new lexicon of terms referring to mobile phone and Internet use has emerged very quickly, including terms such as […] vocha (‘voucher’, that is, a prepaid card)”