"andiko" meaning in Swahili

See andiko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-andiko.flac Forms: andiko class V [canonical], maandiko class VI [plural]
Etymology: From -andika (“to write”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} andiko class V (plural maandiko class VI)
  1. script (writing, lettering); manuscript; handwriting
    Sense id: en-andiko-sw-noun-hkJBKk8n
  2. text
    Sense id: en-andiko-sw-noun-mC2ePrmW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 52 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 75 8 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 10 79 12
  3. (religion) scripture
    Sense id: en-andiko-sw-noun-q~L-A7iX Categories (other): Religion Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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        ]
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    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "18 75 8",
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          "parents": [],
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      "links": [
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    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maandiko class VI",
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      ]
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  ],
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      ],
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          "scripture"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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  ],
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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 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). 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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