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tabanja.

pistol, handgun

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. pistol, handgun

    class-ix · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *tāpan Ottoman Turkish طبان (taban) Proto-Turkic *-če Ottoman Turkish ـجه (-ca) Ottoman Turkish طبانجه (tabanca)bor. Arabic طَبَنْجة (ṭabanja)bor. Swahili tabanja Borrowed from Arabic طَبَنْجة (ṭabanja).

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