"muuaji" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-muuaji.flac [Kenya] Forms: wauaji [plural]
Etymology: From mu- + -ua (“kill”) + -ji. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|ua|-ji|alt1=mu-|alt2=-ua|t2=kill}} mu- + -ua (“kill”) + -ji Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} muuaji, {{sw-noun|wa}} muuaji (m-wa class, plural wauaji)
  1. murderer, killer Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): Murder, People Synonyms: mwuaji

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Download JSON data for muuaji meaning in Swahili (1.8kB)

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