"jani" meaning in Swahili

See jani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jani.flac Forms: jani class V [canonical], majani class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare Zulu utshani. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{cog|zu|utshani}} Zulu utshani Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|majani}} jani class V (plural majani class VI)
  1. leaf Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-jani-sw-noun-n5EWH0ND Disambiguation of Botany: 54 46 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. blade (grass) Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-jani-sw-noun-DDA0zuO9 Disambiguation of Botany: 54 46 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kijani

Inflected forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (fef8596 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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