barasi

== Mansaka == === Conjunction === barasi but == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic بَرَص (baraṣ, “leprosy”). === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ɓɑˈɾɑ.si/ === Noun === barasi class IX (plural barasi class X) vitiligo (skin disease) ==== Usage notes ==== Despite the etymology of the word coming from the Arabic word for leprosy, the word refers to patchy loss of skin pigmentation (vitiligo). The Swahili word for "leprosy" is ukoma. === References ===