mzee

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mzee

/m̩ˈzɛː/

noun wazee

class i elder, respected old person
class i title of respect to anyone older than oneself, including parents

adjective

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -zee

In English

father male parent
old man elderly man
elder Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority

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@misc{mzee_2026,
  title = {mzee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mzee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}