sabuni

Kongo

Noun

sabuni

soap

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic صَابُون‎ (ṣābūn), from Latin sāpō.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

sabuni (n class, plural sabuni)

soap (substance)
bar of soap
Synonym: mche wa sabuni

Derived terms

mche wa sabuni (“bar of soap”)
sabuni ya unga (“washing powder”)

Descendants

→ Gusii: esabuni
→ Kikuyu: thabuni
→ Kongo: sabuni
→ Lingala: sabúni
→ Luganda: sabbuuni
→ Luhya: esabuni
→ Sukuma: sabuni
→ Maore Comorian: sabuni
→ Ngazidja Comorian: saɓuni
→ Rwanda-Rundi: isabune

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.