"andiko" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-andiko.flac [Kenya] Forms: maandiko [plural]
Etymology: From -andika (“to write”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|andika|-andika|t=to write}} -andika (“to write”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} andiko, {{sw-noun|ma}} andiko (ma class, plural maandiko)
  1. script (writing, lettering); manuscript; handwriting Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-andiko-sw-noun-hkJBKk8n Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 80 4 16
  2. text Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-andiko-sw-noun-mC2ePrmW
  3. (religion) scripture Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-andiko-sw-noun-q~L-A7iX Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for andiko meaning in Swahili (1.8kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (8203a16 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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