pole sanaint.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊleɪ ˈsanə/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊleɪ ˈsɑnə/, East African English

/ˌpole ˈsana/

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili pole sana.

Etymology: < Swahili pole sana < pole, interjection expressing sympathy, apology, or regret, ‘sorry’, specific use of pole gently, calmly (also as adjective; related to -poa to become cool) + sana (adverb) very, much.

East African.

Expressing apology or regret for one's own actions, or sympathy for an unfortunate situation: ‘I'm very sorry’; ‘what a shame’.

ΚΠ

1966 E. Clark Flame of Anger iv. 73 A large..Kikuyu woman..suddenly placed her foot squarely upon Joram's toes... ‘Pole, Bwana, pole sana (much),’ [she said]..in a contrite voice.

2013 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 21 Apr. ‘Pole sana for the late hour,’ said the President of Uganda, ‘but I had to work on the ideas right away.’

2018 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 27 Oct. Woishe, you hurt your ankle, pole sana. Don't worry, I wish you a speedy recovery.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	pole sana
释义	pole sanaint. Brit. /ˌpəʊleɪ ˈsanə/, U.S. /ˌpoʊleɪ ˈsɑnə/, East African English /ˌpole ˈsana/ Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili pole sana. Etymology: < Swahili pole sana < pole, interjection expressing sympathy, apology, or regret, ‘sorry’, specific use of pole gently, calmly (also as adjective; related to -poa to become cool) + sana (adverb) very, much. East African. Expressing apology or regret for one's own actions, or sympathy for an unfortunate situation: ‘I'm very sorry’; ‘what a shame’. ΚΠ 1966 E. Clark Flame of Anger iv. 73 A large..Kikuyu woman..suddenly placed her foot squarely upon Joram's toes... ‘Pole, Bwana, pole sana (much),’ [she said]..in a contrite voice. 2013 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 21 Apr. ‘Pole sana for the late hour,’ said the President of Uganda, ‘but I had to work on the ideas right away.’ 2018 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 27 Oct. Woishe, you hurt your ankle, pole sana. Don't worry, I wish you a speedy recovery. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < int.1966
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