thumuni

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic ثُمُن (ṯumun, “an eighth”).

Pronunciation

  • (prescribed, Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈθu.mu.ni/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /suˈmu.ni/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

thumuni (n class, plural thumuni)

  1. one-eighth
  2. (obsolete) a coin worth sixpence; half a shilling
  3. (obsolete) a coin worth an eighth of a silver coin

See also

For more, see Appendix:Swahili numerals#Fractions.

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