"kesi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kesi.flac [Kenya] Forms: kesi [plural]
Etymology: Probably from English case. Etymology templates: {{bor|sw|en|case}} English case Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kesi, {{sw-noun|n}} kesi (n class, plural kesi)
  1. court case (legal proceeding, lawsuit) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: malau
    Sense id: en-kesi-sw-noun-FXl4eDEI Disambiguation of Law: 71 29 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Medicine, Medicine
    Sense id: en-kesi-sw-noun-~1JEUuUn Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 100 Topics: medicine, sciences

Download JSON data for kesi meaning in Swahili (2.4kB)

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