"sista" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sista.flac [Kenya] Forms: masista [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English sister. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|sister|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English sister, {{bor+|sw|en|sister}} Borrowed from English sister Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sista, {{sw-noun|ma}} sista (ma class, plural masista)
  1. nun Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-sista-sw-noun-5m-eZES0
  2. (informal) A form of address to a woman. Tags: class-5, class-6, informal Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: anti
    Sense id: en-sista-sw-noun-HYl90rsw Disambiguation of Female people: 11 89 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bradha, bruda

Download JSON data for sista meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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