"sista" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sista.flac Forms: masista [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English sister. Etymology templates: {{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: 0 100 Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 12 19 19 2 2 2 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 20 20 1 1 1 48 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bradha, bruda
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        }
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