mgeni

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gènì. By surface analysis, m- +‎ -geni (“foreign, strange”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mgeni class I (plural wageni class II)

1. foreigner

   Synonym: ajinabi

2. stranger
3. guest, visitor

Descendants

• → Gujarati: મગેની (magenī)

Adjective

mgeni

1. m class_(I)/m class_(III)/u class_(XI) inflected form of -geni