jani

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jani

  • /ˈʄɑ.ni/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jánì, derived from Proto-Bantu *ìjánì. Compare Zulu utshani.

noun majani

  1. class v leaf
  2. class v blade (grass)

In English

  • leaf part of a plant

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"jani." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/jani. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"jani." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jani.

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@misc{jani_2026,
  title = {jani},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jani},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

The meanings are in English: this language's words come from the English Wiktionary. From Wiktionary, the free dictionary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free license: Sw-ke-jani.flac.