akiki

Swahili

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Etymology 1

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Aramaic עקיקbor.

Arabic عَقِيق (ʕaqīq)bor.

Swahili akiki

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيق (ʕaqīq).

Noun

akiki class IX (plural akiki class X)

1. ruby, carnelian

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Aramaic עקיקbor.

Arabic عَقِيق (ʕaqīq)bor.

Swahili akiki

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيق (ʕaqīq).

Noun

akiki class IX (plural akiki class X)

1. gully

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيقَة (ʕaqīqa).

Noun

akiki class IX (plural akiki class X)

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