mlezi

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Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From m- +‎ -lea (“to raise a child, to care for someone”).

Noun[edit]

mlezi (m-wa class, plural walezi)

  1. nurse
  2. governess, babysitter
  3. guardian

Etymology 2[edit]

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Noun[edit]

mlezi (m-mi class, plural milezi)

  1. scrofula
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