"jambo" meaning in Swahili

See jambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ/ Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac Forms: Jambo! [canonical]
Etymology: From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection|head=Jambo!}} Jambo!
  1. Hello! Related terms: hamjambo, hujambo, sijambo
    Sense id: en-jambo-sw-intj-M00Bb3Vc Categories (other): Swahili greetings Disambiguation of Swahili greetings: 94 6

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ/ Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac Forms: mambo [plural]
Etymology: From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jambo, {{sw-noun|ma|mambo}} jambo (ma class, plural mambo)
  1. thing, affair, issue, matter Tags: class-5, class-6 Related terms: kitu (english: used for concrete things)
    Sense id: en-jambo-sw-noun-nDmp55GG Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili phrasebook Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Swahili phrasebook: 22 78

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