soksi

See also: šoksi

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English socks.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

soksi class IX (plural soksi class X)

  1. sock
    • 2017 October 10, “Hatari ya kuvalia viatu bila soksi”, in BBC News Swahili‎[3]:
      Jaribu pia kuweka kitu cha kukausha jasho kwenye soli ya kiatu chako kabla ya kukivalia bila soksi.
      Also try putting a sweat wicking agent on the sole of your shoe before wearing it without socks.
  2. (slang) condom
    Synonym: kondomu

References

  1. ^ Gower, R. H. (April 1952), “Swahili Borrowings from English”, in Africa‎[1], volume 22, number 2, →DOI, page 156 of 154-157
  2. ^ Tucker, A. N. (1946), “Foreign Sounds in Swahili”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎[2], volume 11, number 4, →DOI, page 856 of 854-871
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