"afande" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-afande.flac [Kenya] Forms: maafande [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi) (modern Turkish efendi), which was used as a rank of non-European officer in several military forces in colonial Africa. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ota|افندی|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=efendi|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), {{bor+|sw|ota|افندی|tr=efendi}} Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), {{m|tr|efendi}} efendi Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} afande, {{sw-noun|ma}} afande (ma class, plural maafande)
  1. a high-ranking soldier Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-afande-sw-noun-1StOpmJC
  2. sir (polite term of address, principally used with military men) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-afande-sw-noun-6SKDlgaO Disambiguation of Military: 0 100 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for afande meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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