"bahili" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-bahili.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|بَخِيل|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl), {{bor+|sw|ar|بَخِيل}} Borrowed from Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl), {{root|sw|ar|ب خ ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} bahili (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} bahili (invariable)
  1. stingy, miserly Tags: invariable Derived forms: mbahili
    Sense id: en-bahili-sw-adj-K1ur~hzE Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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