kiraru

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Malagasy[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ndzwani Comorian *kilarú, earlier form of shilarú.[1] Compare Swahili kiaru.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlaru/, [kiˈlarʷ]

Noun[edit]

kiràru

  1. shoe

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alexander Adelaar (2012 June) “Malagasy phonological history and Bantu influence”, in Oceanic Lingustics[1], volume 51, number 1, University of Hawai'i Press, pages 123-159.