"sarafu" meaning in Swahili

See sarafu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sarafu.flac Forms: sarafu class IX [canonical], sarafu class X [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, “expense”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|صَرْف||expense}} Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, “expense”), {{root|sw|ar|ص ر ف}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} sarafu class IX (plural sarafu class X)
  1. coin Wikipedia link: sw:sarafu Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-sarafu-sw-noun-s6GYS6Cx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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