"fulusi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fulusi.flac [Kenya] Forms: fulusi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs, “money”), ultimately from Latin follis (“bag”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|فُلُوس||money|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs, “money”), {{bor+|sw|ar|فُلُوس||money}} Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs, “money”), {{m|la|follis||bag}} follis (“bag”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} fulusi, {{sw-noun|n}} fulusi (n class, plural fulusi)
  1. currency (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-fulusi-sw-noun-UAD6yufI Disambiguation of Money: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fulusi.flac [Kenya] Forms: fulusi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs), plural of فَلْس (fals, “fish scale”), from φολίς (pholís, “reptile or fish scale”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|فُلُوس|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs), {{bor+|sw|ar|فُلُوس}} Borrowed from Arabic فُلُوس (fulūs), {{m|ar|فَلْس||fish scale}} فَلْس (fals, “fish scale”), {{m|grc|φολίς||reptile or fish scale}} φολίς (pholís, “reptile or fish scale”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} fulusi, {{sw-noun|n}} fulusi (n class, plural fulusi)
  1. a mahi-mahi fish Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-fulusi-sw-noun-F~ABSy-1 Disambiguation of Fish: 4 96 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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