"kuhani" meaning in Swahili

See kuhani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kuhani.flac [Kenya] Forms: makuhani [plural]
Etymology: The sense is likely from Hebrew כוהן / כֹּהֵן, but the form is likely from Arabic كُهَّان (kuhhān). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|he|-}} Hebrew, {{he-l|כוהן|dwv=כֹּהֵן}} כוהן / כֹּהֵן, {{der|sw|ar|كاهن|كُهَّان}} Arabic كُهَّان (kuhhān), {{root|sw|ar|ك ه ن}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kuhani, {{sw-noun|ma}} kuhani (ma class, plural makuhani)
  1. (Judaism) cohen, priest Wikipedia link: sw:kuhani Tags: Judaism, class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Judaism Derived forms: ukuhani (english: priesthood)
    Sense id: en-kuhani-sw-noun-Rdif3RZo Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kuhani meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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