"mgeni" meaning in Swahili

See mgeni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-mgeni.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì. By surface analysis, m- + -geni (“foreign, strange”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀gènì}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì, {{surf|sw|m-|geni|alt2=-geni|gloss2=foreign, strange}} By surface analysis, m- + -geni (“foreign, strange”) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective form}} mgeni
  1. M class inflected form of -geni.
    Sense id: en-mgeni-sw-adj-cQKkFiYV Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 5 11 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 35 35 8 23
  2. M class inflected form of -geni. Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14, form-of Form of: -geni
    Sense id: en-mgeni-sw-adj-lnL~QW76 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 5 11 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 35 35 8 23

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mgeni.flac [Kenya] Forms: wageni [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì. By surface analysis, m- + -geni (“foreign, strange”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀gènì}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì, {{surf|sw|m-|geni|alt2=-geni|gloss2=foreign, strange}} By surface analysis, m- + -geni (“foreign, strange”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mgeni, {{sw-noun|wa}} mgeni (m-wa class, plural wageni)
  1. foreigner Tags: class-1, class-2 Synonyms: ajinabi
    Sense id: en-mgeni-sw-noun-qTkQByOd
  2. stranger Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mgeni-sw-noun-ispPNndP Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 5 11 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 35 35 8 23

Inflected forms

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            "2": "મગેની",
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          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: મગેની (magenī)",
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