jinsi

See also: jìnsì

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)ʒín.sìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ́n.sìː]

Noun

jinsī̀ m (possessed form jinsìn)

1. (biology) sex
2. (grammar) gender
3. (zoology) kind, race, species

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

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Noun

jinsi class IX (plural jinsi class X)

1. way

   Synonym: namna

2. kind, type, sort, species

Adverb

jinsi

1. how (in what manner)

   Nakupenda jinsi ulivyo.

   I love you how you are.