"kirudufu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kirudufu.flac Forms: virudufu [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + -rudufu (“to duplicate”). Etymology templates: {{af|sw|ki-|rudufu|alt2=-rudufu|t2=to duplicate}} ki- + -rudufu (“to duplicate”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kirudufu, {{sw-noun|vi}} kirudufu (ki-vi class, plural virudufu)
  1. photocopier Tags: class-7, class-8
    Sense id: en-kirudufu-sw-noun-10Dc35Wz
  2. TUKI says mimeograph which is an old-style photocopy machine so I guess it's also correct Tags: class-7, class-8
    Sense id: en-kirudufu-sw-noun-RITOCHlz Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 23 77

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kirudufu meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    "Swahili terms with audio links"
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