shemali

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شِمَالْ (šimāl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

shemali (n class, plural shemali)

1. (literary) left hand

   Synonym: mkono wa kushoto

   Antonyms: yamini, mkono wa kulia

2. (literary) left side

   Synonym: kushoto

3. (literary) north

   Synonym: kaskazini