sarafu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, “expense”).[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

sarafu (n class, plural sarafu)

  1. coin

References
  1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 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 178 Nr. 1580
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