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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pasi.

pass

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑ.si/

  1. pass

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  2. passport

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  3. pass (the act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English passbor. Swahili pasi Borrowed from English pass.

prep/ˈpɑ.si/

  1. only used in pasi na

verb/ˈpɑ.si/

  1. to pass (to achieve a successful outcome)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English passbor. Swahili pasi Borrowed from English pass.

noun/ˈpɑ.si/

  1. iron (for pressing clothes)

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese passar a ferro (“to iron”) or Hindustani.

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