shifta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili shifta, from Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Noun

shifta (plural shiftas)

  1. (Africa) outlaw, bandit

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃíf.tàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃɪ́ɸ.tàː]

Noun

shiftā̀ f (possessed form shiftàr̃)

  1. dictation

Swahili

Etymology

From Amharic ሽፍታ (šəfta).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

shifta (n class, plural shifta) or shifta (ma class, plural mashifta)

  1. (chiefly Kenya) outlaw, bandit
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