"penseli" meaning in Swahili

See penseli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-penseli.flac Forms: penseli class IX [canonical], penseli class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English pencil. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|pencil}} Borrowed from English pencil Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} penseli class IX (plural penseli class X)
  1. pencil Wikipedia link: sw:penseli Categories (topical): Writing instruments
    Sense id: en-penseli-sw-noun-E4CWaPtD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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