"fisi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fisi.flac [Kenya] Forms: fisi [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Kikuyu hiti, Chichewa fisi, Zulu impisi. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-pro:*mpítí|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "fisi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="fisi"> Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mpítí., {{cog|ki|hiti}} Kikuyu hiti, {{cog|ny|fisi}} Chichewa fisi, {{cog|zu|impisi}} Zulu impisi Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} fisi class IX (plural fisi class X)
  1. hyena Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-fisi-sw-noun-uofgzDav Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymon, Hyaenids Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Hyaenids: 85 15
  2. (figuratively) greedy person Tags: class-ix, figuratively
    Sense id: en-fisi-sw-noun-ezIYYzbK Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 30 70 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 19 81 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kingugwa
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0
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