stimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English steam.[1]

Noun

stimu class IX (plural stimu class X)

  1. electricity
    Synonym: umeme

References

  1. ^ Tucker, A. N. (1946), “Foreign Sounds in Swahili”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies[1], volume 11, number 4, →DOI, page 856 of 854-871