"shehe" meaning in All languages combined

See shehe on Wiktionary

Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈʃé.he/ Forms: shéhe [canonical, class-1a], ashéhe [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Swahili shehe (possibly via Yao shehe), from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{der|ny|sw|shehe}} Swahili shehe, {{der|ny|yao|shehe}} Yao shehe, {{der|ny|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ) Head templates: {{ny-noun|shéhe|1a}} shéhe class 1a (plural ashéhe class 2)
  1. sheik (Muslim cleric)
    Sense id: en-shehe-ny-noun-W7qXw0QP Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Islam, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 39 1 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 39 1 11

Noun [English]

Forms: shehes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shehe (plural shehes)
  1. Alternative form of she-he Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: she-he
    Sense id: en-shehe-en-noun-zahOEdqz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-shehe.flac Forms: shehe class V [canonical], mashehe class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|شَيْخ}} Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), {{root|sw|ar|ش ي خ}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} shehe class V (plural mashehe class VI)
  1. sheik (Muslim cleric) Synonyms: sheik
    Sense id: en-shehe-sw-noun-W7qXw0QP Categories (other): Islam Disambiguation of Islam: 46 54
  2. (chess) king
    Sense id: en-shehe-sw-noun-6B3-aYQa Categories (other): Chess, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Chess, Islam, Leaders Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 100 Disambiguation of Islam: 46 54 Disambiguation of Leaders: 36 64 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ushehe Related terms: shaha, mfalme, kete kuu, malkia, ngome, sataranja, padre, farasi, jemadari, kitunda

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mfalme"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "malkia"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "padre"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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}

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