"barafu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-barafu.flac [Kenya] Forms: barafu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian برف (barf, “snow”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|acx|برف||ice|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=barf|ts=}} Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), {{bor+|sw|acx|برف|t=ice|tr=barf}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), {{der|sw|fa|برف|t=snow|tr=barf}} Persian برف (barf, “snow”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} barafu, {{sw-noun|n}} barafu (n class, plural barafu)
  1. ice Wikipedia link: sw:barafu Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Ice Derived forms: dubu barafu (english: polar bear), mashine ya barafu (english: refrigerator)

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