"maji" meaning in Swahili

See maji in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-maji.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*màjíjɪ̀}} Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀ Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} maji, {{sw-noun|ma|plural}} maji (ma class, plural only)
  1. water (clear liquid H₂O). Tags: class-5, class-6, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Liquids, Water
    Sense id: en-maji-sw-noun-8iF9G6aM Disambiguation of Liquids: 69 31 Disambiguation of Water: 77 23 Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Swahili pluralia tantum: 61 39
  2. any liquid Tags: class-5, class-6, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-maji-sw-noun-Ln5w5VQ3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for maji meaning in Swahili (2.3kB)

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