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beseni

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Chichewa

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Etymology

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From English basin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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béseni class 5 (plural mabéseni class 6)

  1. basin (bowl for washing)

Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English basin.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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beseni class V or IX (plural mabeseni class VI or beseni class X)

  1. basin (bowl for washing)
    Synonym: karai
    beseni la kuogawash basin
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

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  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[1], volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 8 of 1-10