"weusi" meaning in Swahili

See weusi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /weˈu.si/ Audio: Sw-ke-weusi.flac
Etymology: From u- (abstract prefix) + eusi (“black”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|u|eusi|gloss2=black|pos1=abstract prefix}} u- (abstract prefix) + eusi (“black”) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective form}} weusi
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|wa class_((II))]] inflected form of -eusi
    Sense id: en-weusi-sw-adj-6ZS3GO59 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52

Noun

IPA: /weˈu.si/ Audio: Sw-ke-weusi.flac Forms: weusi class XI [canonical]
Etymology: From u- (abstract prefix) + eusi (“black”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|u|eusi|gloss2=black|pos1=abstract prefix}} u- (abstract prefix) + eusi (“black”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|u|-}} weusi class XI (no plural)
  1. blackness Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: en-weusi-sw-noun-GAE3F90- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with u- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with u-: 27 73
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Download raw JSONL data for weusi meaning in Swahili (2.3kB)

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