"mlevi" meaning in Swahili

See mlevi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mlevi.flac Forms: mlevi class I [canonical], walevi class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -lewa (“to be drunk”) + -i. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|lewa<alt:-lewa><t:to be drunk>|-i}} m- + -lewa (“to be drunk”) + -i Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mlevi class I (plural walevi class II)
  1. drunkard (person who is habitually drunk) Categories (topical): Alcoholism, People
    Sense id: en-mlevi-sw-noun-Qc10Mhhf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, Swahili terms suffixed with -i

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "m-",
        "3": "lewa<alt:-lewa><t:to be drunk>",
        "4": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "m- + -lewa (“to be drunk”) + -i",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- + -lewa (“to be drunk”) + -i.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mlevi class I",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walevi class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "mlevi class I (plural walevi class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with m-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms suffixed with -i",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Alcoholism",
          "orig": "sw:Alcoholism",
          "parents": [
            "Drinking",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sw:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "drunkard (person who is habitually drunk)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mlevi-sw-noun-Qc10Mhhf",
      "links": [
        [
          "drunkard",
          "drunkard"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-mlevi.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/Sw-ke-mlevi.flac/Sw-ke-mlevi.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/Sw-ke-mlevi.flac/Sw-ke-mlevi.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlevi"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "m-",
        "3": "lewa<alt:-lewa><t:to be drunk>",
        "4": "-i"
      },
      "expansion": "m- + -lewa (“to be drunk”) + -i",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- + -lewa (“to be drunk”) + -i.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mlevi class I",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "walevi class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "mlevi class I (plural walevi class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class I nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms prefixed with m-",
        "Swahili terms suffixed with -i",
        "sw:Alcoholism",
        "sw:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "drunkard (person who is habitually drunk)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drunkard",
          "drunkard"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mlevi.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/Sw-ke-mlevi.flac/Sw-ke-mlevi.flac.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "mlevi"
}

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