asili

English

Etymology

From Swahili asili (“origin”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani.

Noun

asili (uncountable)

1. (anthropology) The central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture.
   • 2002, Susan Hawthorne, Wild Politics: Feminism, Globalisation, Bio/diversity, page 381:

     Law, religion and worldview emerge from the chrysalis of the asili. In western culture the asili is characterised by separation and universalism.

Anagrams

• Salii

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Italian

Noun

asili m

1. plural of asilo

Anagrams

• lisai
• salii

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) asīlī

1. nominative plural of asīlus
2. genitive singular of asīlus
3. vocative plural of asīlus

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Noun

asili (n class, plural asili)

1. origin

   Synonym: asasi

Derived terms

• asilimia