"beseni" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-beseni.flac [Kenya] Forms: beseni [canonical], mabeseni [plural], beseni [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English basin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|basin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English basin, {{bor+|sw|en|basin}} Borrowed from English basin Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} beseni, {{sw-noun|ma}} beseni (ma class, plural mabeseni), {{head|sw|noun|head=}} beseni, {{sw-noun|n}} beseni (n class, plural beseni)
  1. basin (bowl for washing) Wikipedia link: sw:beseni Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9 Synonyms: karai
    Sense id: en-beseni-sw-noun-qm5S9KqC Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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