elimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِلْم (ʕilm).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

elimu class IX (plural elimu class X)

  1. education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)
  2. knowledge

Derived terms

  • Other derivations:
    • kielimu

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 213 Nr. 1917