"mwelekeo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mwelekeo.flac [Kenya] Forms: mielekeo [plural]
Etymology: From mw- + -elekea. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|m-|elekea|alt1=mw-|alt2=-elekea}} mw- + -elekea Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mwelekeo, {{sw-noun|mi}} mwelekeo (m-mi class, plural mielekeo)
  1. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mwelekeo-sw-noun-usrwlJb9 Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 76 24
  2. inclination, tendency Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mwelekeo-sw-noun-1a5Tgp0z Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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

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