gaidi

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد‎ (kayd, “ruse, artifice; slyness; deception”).[1]

Noun

gaidi (ma class, plural magaidi)

  1. terrorist, criminal, bandit, robber
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guide.

Noun

gaidi (ma class, plural magaidi)

  1. guide

References
  1. Baldi, Sergio (2020-11-30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
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