"fisi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fisi.flac [Kenya] Forms: fisi [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Kikuyu hiti, Chichewa fisi, Zulu impisi. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mpítí}} Proto-Bantu *mpítí, {{cog|ki|hiti}} Kikuyu hiti, {{cog|ny|fisi}} Chichewa fisi, {{cog|zu|impisi}} Zulu impisi Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} fisi, {{sw-noun|n}} fisi (n class, plural fisi)
  1. hyena Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fisi-sw-noun-uofgzDav Disambiguation of People: 76 24
  2. (figuratively) greedy person Tags: class-10, class-9, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Hyaenids
    Sense id: en-fisi-sw-noun-ezIYYzbK Disambiguation of Hyaenids: 25 75 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kingugwa

Download JSON data for fisi meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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