"Mmwenye" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /mˈmʷe.ɲe/ Forms: Amwenye [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Swahili mwenye (“owner”), probably short for "store owner" or similar. Etymology templates: {{der|ny|sw|mwenye||owner}} Swahili mwenye (“owner”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|Mmwenye|1}} Mmwenye class 1 (plural Amwenye class 2)
  1. Indian (person from India or descending from people from India) Tags: class-1 Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Mmwenye-ny-noun-~-Enqi2c Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Mmwenye meaning in Chichewa (1.1kB)

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