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Download JSON data for simu meaning in Swahili (2.4kB)
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"word": "simu ya mkononi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "simu ya rununu"
},
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"word": "simu ya kisasa"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"word": "simu ya msaada"
}
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"gloss": "wire",
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},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).",
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}
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"name": "Telephony",
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"Swahili n class nouns",
"Swahili nouns",
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"Swahili terms derived from Omani Arabic",
"Swahili terms derived from Persian",
"Swahili terms with audio links",
"sw:Telephony"
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"word": "simu ya mkononi"
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"word": "simu ya rununu"
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},
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}
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"4": "",
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},
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},
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},
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{
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},
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}
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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 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). 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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