kashfa

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic كَشْف‎ (kašf, “unveiling, uncovering”). The pejorative meaning comes from Godfrey Dale (1861–1941, Christian missionary in Zanzibar 1889–1925) publishing a translation of the Qurʾān into Swahili in 1923, widely suspected to be inaccurate.

Pronunciation
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Noun

kashfa (n class, plural kashfa)

  1. (archaic) uncovering, unveiling, exposing
  2. a scandal (incident that brings disgrace)
  3. a slander or insult
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