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mgonjwa.

an ill person; an invalid

7 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. an ill person; an invalid

    class-i

  2. a patient

    class-i
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Swahili -gonjwa Swahili mgonjwa From m- + -gonjwa (“sick, ill”).

adj

  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -gonjwa

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Swahili -gonjwa Swahili mgonjwa From m- + -gonjwa (“sick, ill”).

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