tairi
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Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English tyre.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
tairi (ma class, plural matairi)
Synonyms
References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 22, number 1, , page 7 of 1-10
- ^ Mugane, John M. (2015) The Story of Swahili (Africa in World History), Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
- Such loanwords, retaining their usage over time, have become permanent signatures in the Swahili “visitor’s book.” […] The lexicon of the duka is from diverse sources: […] from English, baiskeli (bicycle), bangili (bangles), bia (beer), juisi (juice), kompiuta (computer), makabati ya nguo (wardrobes), sementi (cement), sukari (sugar), supu ya utumbo (soup made of animal intestines), tairi za trekta (tractor tires), and vocha (voucher).