"kisasa" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-kisasa.flac [Kenya] Forms: -a kisasa [canonical]
Etymology: From ki- (adverbial prefix) + sasa (“now”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki-|sasa|pos1=adverbial prefix|t2=now}} ki- (adverbial prefix) + sasa (“now”) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=-a kisasa}} -a kisasa (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv|a}} -a kisasa (invariable)
  1. modern, current Tags: invariable Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-kisasa-sw-adj-ZMjG3SiE Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki-

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

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