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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

mlinzi.

defender; guard

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. defender; guard

    class-i

  2. defender

    class-i

  3. petrel

    class-i
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀nda Swahili -linda Swahili -zi Swahili mlinzi From m- + -linda (“to defend”) + -zi.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.