"jina" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jina.flac [Kenya] Forms: majina [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ìjínà}} Proto-Bantu *ìjínà Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jina, {{sw-noun|ma|majina}} jina (ma class, plural majina)
  1. name Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-jina-sw-noun-gqNTf~Db
  2. (grammar) noun Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: nomino
    Sense id: en-jina-sw-noun-E1HVLO5s Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jina lako nani, kitenzi jina

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jina meaning in Swahili (1.7kB)

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