baghala

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَغْل (baḡl).[1]

Noun

baghala class IX (plural baghala class X)

  1. mule
    Synonym: nyumbu

Etymology 2

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Adverb

baghala

  1. haphazardly, at random

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 35 Nr. 271
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