aunsi
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Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English ounce.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
aunsi (n class, plural aunsi)
References[edit]
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, pages 54-55: “Names of weights such as aunsi (ounce), lita (liter), and paundi (pound) are all borrowed from English, too.”