"inchi" meaning in Swahili

See inchi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-inchi.flac [Kenya] Forms: inchi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English inch. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|inch|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English inch, {{bor+|sw|en|inch}} Borrowed from English inch Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} inchi, {{sw-noun|n}} inchi (n class, plural inchi)
  1. inch (a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-inchi-sw-noun-uiDUHk0F Disambiguation of Units of measure: 81 19 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-inchi.flac [Kenya] Forms: inchi [plural]
Etymology: See nchi. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|nchi}} nchi Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} inchi, {{sw-noun|n}} inchi (n class, plural inchi)
  1. Alternative form of nchi Tags: alt-of, alternative, class-10, class-9 Alternative form of: nchi
    Sense id: en-inchi-sw-noun-9mO9o0Rf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for inchi meaning in Swahili (3.0kB)

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