"jinsi" meaning in Swahili

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Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-jinsi.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|جِنْس|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic جِنْس (jins), {{bor+|sw|ar|جِنْس}} Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins) Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} jinsi
  1. how (in what manner)
    Sense id: en-jinsi-sw-adv-m~FMzE-n Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 0

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jinsi.flac [Kenya] Forms: jinsi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|جِنْس|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic جِنْس (jins), {{bor+|sw|ar|جِنْس}} Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jinsi, {{sw-noun|n}} jinsi (n class, plural jinsi)
  1. way Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: namna
    Sense id: en-jinsi-sw-noun-RMXnBx86 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 0
  2. kind, type, sort, species Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-jinsi-sw-noun-ASTUFIEe

Download JSON data for jinsi meaning in Swahili (3.1kB)

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