nanasi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

nanasi class V (plural mananasi class VI)

  1. pineapple

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (16 October 2023), Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture; 40), Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 101-102 Nr. 67

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay nanas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [na.ˈna.si]

Noun

nanasi

  1. pineapple

Alternative forms

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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