jinsi

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See also: jìnsì

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

jinsī̀ m (possessed form jinsìn)

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

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun[edit]

jinsi (n class, plural jinsi)

  1. way
    Synonym: namna
  2. kind, type, sort, species

Adverb[edit]

jinsi

  1. how (in what manner)
    Nakupenda jinsi ulivyo.
    I love you how you are.
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