beseni

Chichewa

Etymology

From English basin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /béˈse.ni/

Noun

béseni class 5 (plural mabéseni class 6)

  1. basin (bowl for washing)

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English basin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

beseni class V or IX (plural mabeseni class VI or beseni class X)

  1. basin (bowl for washing)
    Synonym: karai
    beseni la kuoga ― wash basin
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References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language‎[1], volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 8 of 1-10
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