"kitara" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kitara.flac Forms: vitara [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (kittāra, “sabre”), from Hindi कटार (kaṭār). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|t=sabre|tr=kittāra}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic [script needed] (kittāra, “sabre”), {{der|sw|hi|कटार}} Hindi कटार (kaṭār) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kitara, {{sw-noun|vi}} kitara (ki-vi class, plural vitara)
  1. scimitar, sabre Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Swords

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kitara meaning in Swahili (1.8kB)

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