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kilema

Malagasy

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili kilema, from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiˈlema/, [ki̥ˈlemə̥]

Noun

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kilema

  1. deformity; handicap

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kilema (ki-vi class, plural vilema)

  1. person with a disability, cripple
    Synonym: mlemavu
  2. physical disability, handicap

Descendants

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  • → Malagasy: kilema

References

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  1. ^ Alexander Adelaar (2009) “Loanwords in Malagasy”, in Martin Haspelmath, Uri Tadmor, editors, Loanwords in the World's Languages: A Comparative Handbook, De Gruyter Mouton, →DOI, page 731.
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