"asili" meaning in Swahili

See asili in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-asili.flac Forms: asili class IX [canonical], asili class X [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor. Swahili asili Borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Etymology templates: {{etymon|sw|bor|ar>أَصْل>origin|id=origin|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)bor. Swahili asili Borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} asili class IX (plural asili class X)
  1. origin Wikipedia link: sw:asili Synonyms: asasi Derived forms: -asilisha (english: to adopt) [causative, verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): asilimia (english: percent) Derived forms (Other derivations): kiasili [traditional]
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