"mwalimu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mwalimu.flac [Kenya] Forms: walimu [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|مُعَلِّم||teacher}} Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”), {{root|sw|ar|ع ل م}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mwalimu, {{sw-noun|wa}} mwalimu (m-wa class, plural walimu)
  1. teacher Wikipedia link: Julius Nyerere, sw:mwalimu Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): Education, Occupations Synonyms: Mwl. [abbreviation] Related terms: profesa

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