asili
English
editEtymology
editFrom Swahili asili (“origin”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani.
Noun
editasili (uncountable)
- (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.
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editItalian
editNoun
editasili m
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editLatin
editNoun
editasīlī
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editasili (n class, plural asili)
Derived terms
edit- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -asilisha (“to adopt”)
- Nominal derivations:
- asilimia (“percent”)
- Other derivations:
- kiasili (“traditional”)
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