barafu
Swahili
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian برف (barf, “snow”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbarafu (n class, plural barafu)
Derived terms
edit- dubu barafu (“polar bear”)
- mashine ya barafu (“refrigerator”)
References
edit- ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Ice’, Sw barafu. From OAr barf (R: 41) / báraf (N: 84), from Persian barf ‘snow’.”