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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ususi.

braiding, plaiting

5 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. braiding, plaiting

    class-xi · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *wu- Swahili u- Swahili -suka Proto-Bantu *-ì Swahili -i Swahili ususi From u- + -suka (“to braid”) + -i.

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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.