istiwai

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic (خَطّ) اَلْاِسْتِوَاء ((ḵaṭṭ) al-istiwāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

istiwai class IX (plural istiwai class X)

  1. equator
    Synonym: ikweta