"dimu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dimu.flac Forms: madimu [plural]
Etymology: From Persian لیمو (limu, “lemon, lime”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|fa|لیمو||lemon, lime|tr=limu}} Persian لیمو (limu, “lemon, lime”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} dimu, {{sw-noun|ma}} dimu (ma class, plural madimu)
  1. lemon or lime Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (lifeform): Fruits Synonyms: ndimu Synonyms (lemon): limau Derived forms: mdimu
    Sense id: en-dimu-sw-noun-gL1vnwy1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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