kiraru

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from Ndzwani Comorian *kilarú, earlier form of shilarú.[1] Compare Swahili kiaru.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kiˈlaru/, [kiˈlarʷ]

Noun

kiràru

  1. shoe

References
  1. Alexander Adelaar (2012 June) “Malagasy phonological history and Bantu influence”, in Oceanic Lingustics‎, volume 51, number 1, University of Hawai'i Press, pages 123-159.
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