jasho

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَأْش‎ (jaʔš).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

jasho (n class, no plural)

  1. sweat (fluid that exits the body through pores)
  2. hard work

References
  • 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 54 Nr. 430
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