msaji

Swahili

Etymology

From m- +‎ Arabic سَاج (sāj).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

msaji class III (plural misaji class IV)

  1. teak tree (Tectona grandis, a tropical hardwood tree)

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 135 Nr. 1218