afande

Swahili

noun
Definitions
  • a high-ranking soldier
  • sir polite term of address, principally used with military men

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi, tr).

Origin

Ottoman Turkish

افندی

Gloss

efendi, tr

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