"meli" meaning in Swahili

See meli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-meli.flac [Kenya] Forms: meli [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic ميل (mēl), from English mail, in reference to the steamers that brought mail. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|acx|ميل|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=mēl|ts=}} Omani Arabic ميل (mēl), {{bor+|sw|acx|ميل|tr=mēl}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic ميل (mēl), {{der|sw|en|mail}} English mail Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} meli, {{sw-noun|n}} meli (n class, plural meli)
  1. ship Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-meli-sw-noun-5dW5cROe Disambiguation of Watercraft: 79 21 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
  2. cargo Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-meli-sw-noun-MyJTLYWJ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Download JSON data for meli meaning in Swahili (2.2kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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