uzuri

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic عُذْر (ʕuḏr).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔú.zù.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔʊ́.zɪ̀.ríː]

Noun[edit]

uzùr̃ī m (possessed form uzùr̃in)

  1. excuse

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From u- +‎ -zuri (“beautiful, good”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

uzuri (u class, no plural)

  1. goodness (state or characteristic of being good)
    Antonym: ubaya
  2. beauty

Synonyms[edit]

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