"kiambishi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kiambishi.flac [Kenya] Forms: viambishi [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + -ambisha. Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki-|ambisha|alt2=-ambisha}} ki- + -ambisha Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kiambishi, {{sw-noun|vi}} kiambishi (ki-vi class, plural viambishi)
  1. an affix (that which is affixed) Wikipedia link: sw:kiambishi Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Grammar Derived forms: kiambishi awali [prefix], kiambishi kati [infix], kiambishi tamati [suffix]
    Sense id: en-kiambishi-sw-noun-~BaZwEN5 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki-

Inflected forms

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

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