"inchi" meaning in Swahili

See inchi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-inchi.flac Forms: inchi class IX [canonical], inchi class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English inch. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|inch}} Borrowed from English inch Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} inchi class IX (plural inchi class X)
  1. inch (a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot and equivalent to exactly 2.54 centimetres) Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-inchi-sw-noun-uiDUHk0F Disambiguation of Units of measure: 75 25 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

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