"mwendokasi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: mwendokasi class III [canonical], miendokasi class IV [plural]
Etymology: From mwendo (“movement, motion”) + kasi (“speed”), literally “fast movement”. Etymology templates: {{compound|sw|mwendo|kasi|lit=fast movement|t1=movement, motion|t2=speed}} mwendo (“movement, motion”) + kasi (“speed”), literally “fast movement” Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mwendokasi class III (plural miendokasi class IV)
  1. rapid transit
    Sense id: en-mwendokasi-sw-noun-8Inry04T Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (Tanzania, informal) Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit Tags: informal Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-mwendokasi-sw-noun-mvrOAyE2 Disambiguation of Transport: 43 57 Categories (other): Tanzanian Swahili, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mwendo (“movement, motion”) + kasi (“speed”), literally “fast movement”.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "mwendokasi class III",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "miendokasi class IV",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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          "kind": "topical",
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      ],
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        "Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit"
      ],
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        "(Tanzania, informal) Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "mwendokasi"
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    "Swahili nouns",
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      "form": "miendokasi class IV",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "rapid transit"
      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit"
      ],
      "qualifier": "Tanzania",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Tanzania, informal) Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "word": "mwendokasi"
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