daktari

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English doctor.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

daktari class I (plural madaktari class II)

  1. medical doctor

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See also

References

  1. ^ Gower, R. H. (April 1952), “Swahili Borrowings from English”, in Africa‎[1], volume 22, number 2, →DOI, page 155 of 154-157
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