"mbilikimo" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mbilikimo.flac [Kenya] Forms: wabilikimo [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: Thought to be from mbili (“two”) + kimo (“height”). Walsh quotes Rebmann: "literally the two-measuring, i.e. twice the measure from the middle finger to the elbow, which of course is an exaggeration, but they are no doubt a diminutive race of men." Tucker suggests from Arabic بِلَا قِيمَة (bilā qīma, “without stature”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|بِلَا قِيمَة|t=without stature}} Arabic بِلَا قِيمَة (bilā qīma, “without stature”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mbilikimo class I (plural wabilikimo class II)
  1. pygmy, dwarf Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mbilikimo-sw-noun-BJlM4hXY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, People

Inflected forms

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