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{
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mzee",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ English: mzee",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: mzee"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ki",
"2": "mũthee",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kikuyu: mũthee",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kikuyu: mũthee"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kcn",
"2": "muzé",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Nubi: muzé",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Nubi: muzé"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "xsj",
"2": "omuzehe",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Subi: omuzehe",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Subi: omuzehe"
}
],
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"1": "sw",
"2": "zee",
"3": "-zee",
"4": "old"
},
"expansion": "-zee (“old”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From -zee (“old”).",
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{
"form": "wazee",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "noun",
"head": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
{
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"1": "wa"
},
"expansion": "mzee (m-wa class, plural wazee)",
"name": "sw-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "40 40 16 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "15 15 68 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sw",
"name": "Leaders",
"orig": "sw:Leaders",
"parents": [
"People",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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"elder, respected old person"
],
"id": "en-mzee-sw-noun-iuNXCvFS",
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[
"elder",
"elder"
]
],
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"class-1",
"class-2"
]
},
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"glosses": [
"title of respect to anyone older than oneself, including parents"
],
"id": "en-mzee-sw-noun-xwtMXpEh",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2"
]
}
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"ipa": "/mˈzɛː/"
},
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"audio": "Sw-ke-mzee.flac",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/Sw-ke-mzee.flac/Sw-ke-mzee.flac.mp3",
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"Kenya"
],
"text": "Audio (Kenya)"
}
],
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],
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}
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"4": "old"
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"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From -zee (“old”).",
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"1": "sw",
"2": "adjective form"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "adj",
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{
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{
"_dis": "40 40 16 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n# U class inflected form of -zee.",
"M class inflected form of -zee."
],
"id": "en-mzee-sw-adj-w7vwSSwl",
"links": [
[
"-zee",
"zee#Swahili"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n"
]
},
{
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{
"_dis": "40 40 16 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"word": "-zee"
}
],
"glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n# U class inflected form of -zee.",
"U class inflected form of -zee."
],
"id": "en-mzee-sw-adj-AgKGwQw-",
"links": [
[
"-zee",
"zee#Swahili"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n"
],
"tags": [
"class-11",
"class-12",
"class-14",
"form-of"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/mˈzɛː/"
},
{
"audio": "Sw-ke-mzee.flac",
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"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
"text": "Audio (Kenya)"
}
],
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"sw:mzee"
],
"word": "mzee"
}
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"Swahili adjective forms",
"Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"Swahili lemmas",
"Swahili m-wa class nouns",
"Swahili non-lemma forms",
"Swahili nouns",
"Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Swahili terms with audio links",
"sw:Leaders"
],
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"2": "mzee",
"bor": "1"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ English: mzee"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ki",
"2": "mũthee",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kikuyu: mũthee",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kikuyu: mũthee"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kcn",
"2": "muzé",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Nubi: muzé",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Nubi: muzé"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "xsj",
"2": "omuzehe",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Subi: omuzehe",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Subi: omuzehe"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "zee",
"3": "-zee",
"4": "old"
},
"expansion": "-zee (“old”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From -zee (“old”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "wazee",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "noun",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "mzee",
"name": "head"
},
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"1": "wa"
},
"expansion": "mzee (m-wa class, plural wazee)",
"name": "sw-noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"elder, respected old person"
],
"links": [
[
"elder",
"elder"
]
],
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"title of respect to anyone older than oneself, including parents"
],
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mˈzɛː/"
},
{
"audio": "Sw-ke-mzee.flac",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/Sw-ke-mzee.flac/Sw-ke-mzee.flac.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/Sw-ke-mzee.flac/Sw-ke-mzee.flac.ogg",
"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
"text": "Audio (Kenya)"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"sw:mzee"
],
"word": "mzee"
}
{
"categories": [
"Swahili adjective forms",
"Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"Swahili lemmas",
"Swahili m-wa class nouns",
"Swahili non-lemma forms",
"Swahili nouns",
"Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Swahili terms with audio links",
"sw:Leaders"
],
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"args": {
"1": "sw",
"2": "zee",
"3": "-zee",
"4": "old"
},
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"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From -zee (“old”).",
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"1": "sw",
"2": "adjective form"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n# U class inflected form of -zee.",
"M class inflected form of -zee."
],
"links": [
[
"-zee",
"zee#Swahili"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n"
]
},
{
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{
"word": "-zee"
}
],
"glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n# U class inflected form of -zee.",
"U class inflected form of -zee."
],
"links": [
[
"-zee",
"zee#Swahili"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"M class inflected form of -zee.\n"
],
"tags": [
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"class-12",
"class-14",
"form-of"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mˈzɛː/"
},
{
"audio": "Sw-ke-mzee.flac",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/Sw-ke-mzee.flac/Sw-ke-mzee.flac.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/60/Sw-ke-mzee.flac/Sw-ke-mzee.flac.ogg",
"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
"text": "Audio (Kenya)"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"sw:mzee"
],
"word": "mzee"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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