"mashindano" meaning in Swahili

See mashindano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mashindano.flac Forms: mashindano class VI [canonical], mashindayo [alternative]
Etymology: From ma- + -shindana (“to compete”) + -o. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|ma-|shindana|-o|alt2=-shindana|gloss2=to compete}} ma- + -shindana (“to compete”) + -o Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma|plural}} mashindano class VI (plural only)
  1. contest, competition Tags: plural, plural-only

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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