masikini

Makhuwa

Regional variants of masikini

eMakuana	masíkhíni
eMeeto	masíkíni
eNahara	masíkhíni

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili masikini, ultimately from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Noun

masíkíni class 1 (plural aasíkíni class 2) (Emeeto)

1. poor person

References

• Alaudino J. R. Campos et al. (2009) Vocabulário de eMakhuwa eMeeto [Vocabulary of Emeetto]‎^[1], Nampula: SIL Mozambique, page 85

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Adjective

masikini (invariable)

1. Alternative form of maskini