"gaidi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-gaidi.flac Forms: gaidi class V [canonical], magaidi class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد (kayd, “ruse, artifice; slyness; deception”). Etymology templates: {{root|sw|ar|ك ي د}}, {{bor+|sw|ar|كَيْد|t=ruse, artifice; slyness; deception}} Borrowed from Arabic كَيْد (kayd, “ruse, artifice; slyness; deception”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} gaidi class V (plural magaidi class VI)
  1. terrorist, criminal, bandit, robber Categories (topical): Crime Derived forms: kigaidi, ugaidi
    Sense id: en-gaidi-sw-noun-fr1unZlf Disambiguation of Crime: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-gaidi.flac Forms: gaidi class V [canonical], magaidi class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English guide. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|guide}} Borrowed from English guide Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} gaidi class V (plural magaidi class VI)
  1. guide Categories (topical): Fear, People, Violence
    Sense id: en-gaidi-sw-noun-g8povmIn Disambiguation of Fear: 22 78 Disambiguation of People: 42 58 Disambiguation of Violence: 18 82 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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