"jambo" meaning in Swahili

See jambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: \ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ\ Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac
  1. Bonjour, salut.
    Sense id: fr-jambo-sw-intj-TRsni7jm Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en swahili
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hamjambo, hujambo, sijambo, ujambo

Noun

IPA: \ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ\ Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac
  1. Affaire, chose, cause.
    Sense id: fr-jambo-sw-noun-SVrYsDM2 Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en swahili
  2. Fait.
    Sense id: fr-jambo-sw-noun-Et5IdL8m Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en swahili
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kitu

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac
  1. Appât.
    Sense id: fr-jambo-sw-noun-~mU~XL8L Categories (other): Lexique en swahili de la pêche, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en swahili Topics: fishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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