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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sista.

nun

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. nun

    class-v

  2. A form of address to a woman.

    class-v · informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sisterbor. Swahili sista Borrowed from English sister.

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