afyuni

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós

Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)

Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.

Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn)bor.

Swahili afyuni

Borrowed from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn).

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ɑfˈju.ni/

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Noun

afyuni class IX (no plural)

1. opium