"meja" meaning in Swahili

See meja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-meja.flac Forms: meja class V [canonical], mameja class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English major. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|major}} Borrowed from English major Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} meja class V (plural mameja class VI)
  1. major (military rank) Wikipedia link: sw:meja Categories (topical): Military ranks
    Sense id: en-meja-sw-noun-WGl4BfSe Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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