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kilema

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Malagasy

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromSwahilikilema,fromArabicكِلَام(kilām),plural ofكَلْم(kalm,“bite, cut”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/kiˈlema/,[ki̥ˈlemə̥]

Noun

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kilema

  1. deformity;handicap

Swahili

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromArabicكِلَام(kilām),plural ofكَلْم(kalm,“bite, cut”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio(Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kilema(ki-vi class,pluralvilema)

  1. personwith adisability,cripple
    Synonym:mlemavu
  2. physicaldisability,handicap

Descendants

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  • →Malagasy:kilema

References

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  1. ^Alexander Adelaar(2009) “Loanwords in Malagasy”, in Martin Haspelmath, Uri Tadmor, editors,Loanwords in the World's Languages: A Comparative Handbook,De Gruyter Mouton,→DOI,page731.
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