Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جَوْر (jawr).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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-jeuri (declinable)

  1. rude (bad-mannered, insolent, tough)

Declension

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Noun

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jeuri (n class, plural jeuri)

  1. rudeness

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 66 Nr. 558