winchi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English winch.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

winchi class IX (plural winchi class X)

  1. crane, winch, derrick
    Synonyms: kreni, kambarau

References

  1. ^ Gower, R. H. (April 1952), “Swahili Borrowings from English”, in Africa‎[1], volume 22, number 2, →DOI, page 155 of 154-157: “We may also note winchi used for a crane”
  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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