"vazi" meaning in Swahili

See vazi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-vazi.flac [Kenya] Forms: mavazi [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu [Term?], related to -vaa (“to wear”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{m|sw|vaa|-vaa|t=to wear}} -vaa (“to wear”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} vazi, {{sw-noun|ma}} vazi (ma class, plural mavazi)
  1. a garment of clothing Wikipedia link: sw:vazi Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: nguo
    Sense id: en-vazi-sw-noun-zHjREnoS Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vazi meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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