See also: Mälkiä

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَلِكَة (malika).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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malkia (n class, plural malkia)

  1. queen (female monarch or wife of a king)
  2. (chess) queen
  3. (card games) queen

See also

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Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
             
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
             
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari
Chess pieces in Swahili · kete za sataranji (see also: sataranji, chesi) (layout · text)
           
shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu malkia ngome sataranja, padre farasi, jemadari kitunda