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muhindi.

corn; maize (plant)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. corn; maize (plant)

    class-iii
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš Sanskrit सिन्धु॑ (síndhu)bor. Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš) Classical Persian هند (hind)bor. Arabic الْهِنْد (al-hind) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic هِنْدِيّ (hindiyy)bor. Swahili muhindi Borrowed from Arabic هِنْدِيّ (hindiyy, “Indian”).

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