"kistari" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: kistari class VII [canonical], vistari class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + mstari. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|ki-|mstari}} ki- + mstari Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kistari class VII (plural vistari class VIII)
  1. dash (typographic symbol) Wikipedia link: sw:kistari Categories (topical): Punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-kistari-sw-noun-cyYHX1OR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Related terms: ritifaa, apostrofi (alt: '; ’), mabano ya mraba (alt: { }), mabano ya maua (alt: [ ]), nukta mbili, nukta pacha, koloni (alt: :), alama ya mkato, koma (alt: ,), kistariungio (alt: ‒; –; —; ―), alama ya mshangao (alt: !), alama ya mkwaju (alt: ), kistariungio (alt: -; ‐), mabano, parandesi, braketi (alt: ( )), nukta (alt: .), alama ya swali (alt: ?), alama ya kunukuu (alt: ‘ ’ ‚; „), nukta mkato (alt: ;), alama ya mkwaju (alt: /)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "ritifaa"
        },
        {
          "alt": "'; ’",
          "word": "apostrofi"
        },
        {
          "alt": "{ }",
          "word": "mabano ya mraba"
        },
        {
          "alt": "[ ]",
          "word": "mabano ya maua"
        },
        {
          "word": "nukta mbili"
        },
        {
          "word": "nukta pacha"
        },
        {
          "alt": ":",
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        },
        {
          "alt": ",",
          "word": "alama ya mkato, koma"
        },
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          "alt": "‒; –; —; ―",
          "word": "kistariungio"
        },
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          "alt": "!",
          "word": "alama ya mshangao"
        },
        {
          "alt": "⁄",
          "word": "alama ya mkwaju"
        },
        {
          "alt": "-; ‐",
          "word": "kistariungio"
        },
        {
          "word": "mabano"
        },
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          "word": "parandesi"
        },
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          "word": "braketi"
        },
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          "alt": ".",
          "word": "nukta"
        },
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          "word": "alama ya swali"
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          "alt": "‘ ’ ‚; „",
          "word": "alama ya kunukuu"
        },
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          "alt": ";",
          "word": "nukta mkato"
        },
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    },
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      "form": "vistari class VIII",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "alt": "'; ’",
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      "word": "mabano ya mraba"
    },
    {
      "alt": "[ ]",
      "word": "mabano ya maua"
    },
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      "word": "nukta mbili"
    },
    {
      "word": "nukta pacha"
    },
    {
      "alt": ":",
      "word": "koloni"
    },
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      "alt": ",",
      "word": "alama ya mkato, koma"
    },
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      "alt": "‒; –; —; ―",
      "word": "kistariungio"
    },
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      "alt": "!",
      "word": "alama ya mshangao"
    },
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      "alt": "⁄",
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    },
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      "alt": "-; ‐",
      "word": "kistariungio"
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    },
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      "word": "parandesi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "( )",
      "word": "braketi"
    },
    {
      "alt": ".",
      "word": "nukta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "?",
      "word": "alama ya swali"
    },
    {
      "alt": "‘ ’ ‚; „",
      "word": "alama ya kunukuu"
    },
    {
      "alt": ";",
      "word": "nukta mkato"
    },
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      "alt": "/",
      "word": "alama ya mkwaju"
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