"peni" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-peni.flac Forms: peni class V [canonical], mapeni class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English penny. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|penny}} Borrowed from English penny Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} peni class V (plural mapeni class VI)
  1. penny (1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound)
    Sense id: en-peni-sw-noun-CfzOeiF2 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 58 37 5
  2. (uncommon) 10-cent coin Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-peni-sw-noun-4LObcO-2 Disambiguation of Coins: 23 75 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-peni.flac Forms: peni class IX [canonical], peni class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English pen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|pen}} Borrowed from English pen Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} peni class IX (plural peni class X)
  1. pen Categories (topical): Writing instruments Synonyms: kalamu
    Sense id: en-peni-sw-noun-4hprDLGT Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 23 19 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (df33d17 and 4ed51a5). 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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