"aunsi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-aunsi.flac [Kenya] Forms: aunsi [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English ounce. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:bor|en:ounce<ref:<span class="cited-source">Mugane, John M. (<span class="None" lang="und">2015), <cite>The Story of Swahili</cite> (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, <small>→ISBN</small>, pages 54-55:</span> “<span class="Latn e-quotation cited-passage" lang="en">Names of weights such as aunsi (ounce), lita (liter), and paundi (pound) are all borrowed from English, too.</span>”</span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ounce", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "aunsi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="aunsi"> Borrowed from English ounce. Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} aunsi class IX (plural aunsi class X)
  1. ounce Tags: class-ix Synonyms: wakia
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