gaidi

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد (kayd, “ruse, artifice; slyness; deception”).[1]

Noun

gaidi (ma class, plural magaidi)

  1. terrorist, criminal, bandit, robber
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guide.

Noun

gaidi (ma class, plural magaidi)

  1. guide

References
  1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267 Nr. 2501
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