Ureno

Swahili

Etymology

From Portuguese o Reino (“the Kingdom [of Portugal]”), with the Portuguese article reinterpreted as Swahili u- (noun-class prefix used i.a. for countries). Other terms (Mreno, Kireno) were then derived analogously.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ureno

  1. Portugal (a country in Europe)
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