mshawishi

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili m-

Arabic شَوَّشَ (šawwaša)bor.

Swahili -shawishi

Swahili mshawishi

From m- + -shawishi (“to persuade, to coax, to tempt, to lure”).

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Noun

mshawishi class I (plural washawishi class II)

1. persuader
2. seducer