"fisi" meaning in Swahili

See fisi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fisi.flac Forms: fisi class IX [canonical], fisi class X [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: {{sw-noun|n}} fisi class IX (plural fisi class X)
  1. hyena Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-fisi-sw-noun-uofgzDav Disambiguation of People: 76 24
  2. (figuratively) greedy person Tags: 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
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