kinara
See also: kiṉaṟa
English
Etymology
From Swahili kinara (“candlestick”), ultimately from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kinara (plural kinaras)
- A candle holder used in Kwanzaa celebrations.
References
- ^ 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 296 Nr. 2815
Anagrams
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Etymology 1
From ki- + mnara, ultimately from Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).[1]
Noun
kinara class VII (plural vinara class VIII)
Descendants
- → English: kinara
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi કિનારો (kināro), Hindi किनारा (kinārā, “edge, hem”).[2]
Noun
kinara class VII (plural vinara class VIII)
- embroidery along the edge of a garment
References
- ^ 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 296 Nr. 2815
- ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000), Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 183