tezi

See also: tēži and тези

Swahili

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Etymology 1

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Noun

tezi (needs class)

1. (medicine) swelling (including goiters and tumours)
2. (anatomy) gland (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

tezi (ma class, plural matezi)

1. (nautical) stern, poop (the rear part or after end of a ship or vessel)