laki

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[Swahili Word] laki

[Swahili Plural] laki

[English Word] one hundred thousand

[English Plural] hundreds of thousands

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Hindi

[Swahili Definition] elfu mia

[English Definition] denoting a quantity consisting of 100,000 items or units

[Swahili Example] shukiwa huyo, baada ya kukaguliwa alipatikana na shilingi laki saba mfukoni

[English Example] after the inspection the suspect was found with seven hundred thousand shillings in his pocket

[Terminology] general / mathematics

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[Swahili Word] laki

[Swahili Plural] laki

[English Word] great number

[English Plural] great numbers

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Hindi

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[Swahili Word] -laki

[English Word] go to meet

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

[Swahili Example] aliwalaki kama vile hawakuwa wanafunzi wake [Muk]

[English Example] he went to meet them as though they weren't his students

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[Swahili Word] -laki

[English Word] go to greet

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] -laki

[English Word] welcome with respect

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] -laki

[English Word] receive someone (in a friendly or ceremonial way)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

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