jangili
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Kikuyu jangiri, from Hindi जंगली (jaṅglī, “wild”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
jangili (ma class, plural majangili)
- a poacher (a person who trespasses in order to take game illegally)
- a gangster or hardened criminal
References
“‘Jangili’ is a word borrowed from India”, in Daily Nation, 2012, archived from the original on 2019-07-30, retrieved 30 July 2019