"fenesi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /fɛˈnɛ.si/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-fenesi.flac Forms: fenesi class V [canonical], mafenesi class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi ફણસ (phaṇas). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sw|pra|sa|dra-pro}}, {{bor+|sw|gu,kfr|ફણસ}} Borrowed from Gujarati and Kachchi ફણસ (phaṇas) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} fenesi class V (plural mafenesi class VI)
  1. jackfruit Derived forms: mfenesi

Inflected forms

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        {
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        },
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        },
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        }
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    },
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Gujarati",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Kachchi",
        "Swahili terms derived from Gujarati",
        "Swahili terms derived from Kachchi",
        "Swahili terms derived from Prakrit",
        "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Swahili terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "sw:Mulberry family plants"
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        ]
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    },
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