"dusumali" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dusumali.flac Forms: dusumali class IX [canonical], dusumali class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from dialectal Arabic دَسْمَالَة (dasmāla), from Persian دَستمال (dastmâl). Etymology templates: {{bor|sw|ar|دَسْمَالَة}} Arabic دَسْمَالَة (dasmāla), {{der|sw|fa|دَستمال|tr=dastmâl}} Persian دَستمال (dastmâl) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} dusumali class IX (plural dusumali class X)
  1. headband Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: utaji
    Sense id: en-dusumali-sw-noun-b1ZOeaVa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "sw:Clothing",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "headband",
          "headband"
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Persian",
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