darubini

See also: Darubini

Swahili
darubini

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Arabic دَرْبِين‎ (darbīn, “telescope; binoculars”) (now more commonly دَرْبِيل‎ (darbīl)), from Persian دوربین‎ (durbin).

Pronunciation
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Noun

darubini (n class, plural darubini)

  1. telescope (optical instrument that magnifies)
  2. binoculars
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