askofu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُسْقُف (ʔusquf).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

askofu (ma class, plural maaskofu)

bishop

Derived terms

askofu mkuu (“archbishop”)
uaskofu (“bishopship”)

References

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 13 Nr. 68

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