"dobi" meaning in Swahili

See dobi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dobi.flac Forms: dobi class V [canonical], madobi class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|hi|धोबी}} Borrowed from Hindi धोबी (dhobī) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} dobi class V (plural madobi class VI)
  1. laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman Categories (topical): Occupations Derived forms: udobi
    Sense id: en-dobi-sw-noun-kwjOvOow Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
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      "form": "dobi class V",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "sw:Occupations",
          "parents": [
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
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          "word": "udobi"
        }
      ],
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        "laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman"
      ],
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        [
          "laundryman",
          "laundryman"
        ],
        [
          "washerman",
          "washerman"
        ],
        [
          "laundrywoman",
          "laundrywoman"
        ],
        [
          "washerwoman",
          "washerwoman"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "dobi class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class V nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Hindi",
        "Swahili terms derived from Hindi",
        "sw:Occupations"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "laundryman",
          "laundryman"
        ],
        [
          "washerman",
          "washerman"
        ],
        [
          "laundrywoman",
          "laundrywoman"
        ],
        [
          "washerwoman",
          "washerwoman"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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