"mwandishi" meaning in Swahili

See mwandishi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mwandishi.flac Forms: mwandishi class I [canonical], wandishi class II [plural], waandishi class II [plural]
Etymology: From mw- + -andika (“to write”) + -i. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m|andika|-i|alt1=mw-|alt2=-andika|gloss2=to write}} mw- + -andika (“to write”) + -i Head templates: {{sw-noun|I|pl2=waandishi}} mwandishi class I (plural wandishi class II or waandishi class II)
  1. writer or author
    Sense id: en-mwandishi-sw-noun-UoSXFU5k
  2. scribe Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-mwandishi-sw-noun-~7MB4opl Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 99 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms suffixed with -i Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -i: 6 94

Inflected forms

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