"mdai" meaning in Swahili

See mdai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mdai.flac Forms: mdai class I [canonical], wadai class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -dai (“to claim, demand”). Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|dai|alt2=-dai|t2=to claim, demand}} m- + -dai (“to claim, demand”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mdai class I (plural wadai class II)
  1. creditor (a person to whom a debt is owed)
    Sense id: en-mdai-sw-noun-fI7ld3U0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, Finance Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Finance: 79 21
  2. claimant (one who has a claim)
    Sense id: en-mdai-sw-noun-1JYSOTRw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, People Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 49 51 Disambiguation of People: 0 100

Inflected forms

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