different between shenzi vs shenai

shenzi

English

Etymology

From Swahili -shenzi.

Noun

shenzi (plural shenzis)

  1. (dated, Africa) A barbarian (variously used to refer to foreigners, Europeans, or pagans)
    • 1919, Stewart Edward White, The Land of Footprints, p. 263:
      We instructed our men to shoot first and inquire afterward, if a shenzi so much as showed himself in the clearing.

Anagrams

  • Hinzes

Swahili

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps from the same source as Arabic ?????? (zanj, Zanj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

-shenzi (declinable)

  1. uncivilized, barbarian

Inflection

Derived terms

  • mshenzi

shenzi From the web:



shenai

English

Noun

shenai (plural shenais)

  1. Alternative form of shehnai

Anagrams

  • Haines, ashine

shenai From the web:

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