"mzimu" meaning in Swahili

See mzimu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mzimu.flac Forms: mzimu class I [canonical], mizimu class II [plural], mzimu class III [canonical], mizimu class IV [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|m-mi|anim=y}} mzimu class I (plural mizimu class II), {{sw-noun|m-mi}} mzimu class III (plural mizimu class IV)
  1. soul, ghost, spirit
    Sense id: en-mzimu-sw-noun-TOpLZ5LK Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. place for spirit worship
    Sense id: en-mzimu-sw-noun-A96pP9hW Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: roho

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mzimu class I",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mizimu class II",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mzimu class III",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mizimu class IV",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-mi",
        "anim": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "mzimu class I (plural mizimu class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-mi"
      },
      "expansion": "mzimu class III (plural mizimu class IV)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "roho"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "soul, ghost, spirit"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "id": "en-mzimu-sw-noun-TOpLZ5LK",
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "place for spirit worship"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-mzimu-sw-noun-A96pP9hW",
      "links": [
        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mzimu.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mzimu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class I nouns",
    "Swahili class III nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mzimu class I",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mizimu class II",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mzimu class III",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mizimu class IV",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-mi",
        "anim": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "mzimu class I (plural mizimu class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-mi"
      },
      "expansion": "mzimu class III (plural mizimu class IV)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "roho"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "soul, ghost, spirit"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ],
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "place for spirit worship"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "worship",
          "worship"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mzimu.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac/Sw-ke-mzimu.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mzimu"
}

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