kiasi

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kiasi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic قِيَاس (qiyās).

noun viasi

class vii amount, measure, quantity
class vii price
Similar: bei
class vii cartridge

adverb

a little, somewhat
moderately
approximately

In English

modicum modest, small, or trifling amount

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

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kiasi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kiasi

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

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@misc{kiasi_2026,
  title = {kiasi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kiasi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}