jinsi

See also: jìnsì

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jinsī̀ m (possessed form jinsìn)

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

jinsi class IX (plural jinsi class X)

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

Adverb

jinsi

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

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 64 Nr. 536
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