sukari

Swahili

noun

Definitions

sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

Etymology

Derived from Arabic سُكَّر.

Origin

Arabic

سُكَّر

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

saccharum Latin
zuccarum Latin
zucchero Italian
سُكَّر Arabic
شکر Persian
סוכר Hebrew (modern)
kisukari Swahili
zokkor Maltese
zuccuru Sicilian
𐭱𐭪𐭥‎ Middle Persian
sokkar Afar
isukari Kinyarwanda
cukari Kikuyu, Gikuyu
zucchero roa-oit
zucchero, zúccharo roa-oit
ሽኰር Tigrinya

kisukari