jemadari

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Baluchi جمیدر.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jemadari (ma class, plural majemadari)

  1. a military officer, jemadar
  2. (chess) knight

See also

Chess pieces in Swahili · kete za sataranji (see also: sataranji, chesi) (layout · text)
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shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu malkia ngome sataranja, padre farasi, jemadari kitunda

References

  • Lodhi, Abdulaziz Yusuf. (2004). Convergence of Languages on the East African Coast. Linguistic Convergence and Areal Diffusion, pp. 359-374. DOI: 10.4324/9780203327715-33