pasi

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pasi¹

  • /ˈpɑ.si/

noun pasi

  1. class ix pass
  2. class ix passport

    Similar: pasipoti

  3. class ix pass (the act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another)

verb -pasi · kupasi · kutopasi · pasi · pasini

  1. to pass (to achieve a successful outcome)

    Similar: faulu

pasi²

  • /ˈpɑ.si/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese passar a ferro (“to iron”) or Hindustani.

noun pasi

  1. class ix iron (for pressing clothes)

pasi³

  • /ˈpɑ.si/

preposition

  1. only used in pasi na

In English

  • pass permission or license to pass, or to go and come
  • passport official document for foreign travel
  • clothes iron appliance for pressing clothes

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

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

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@misc{pasi_2026,
  title = {pasi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/pasi},
  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-pasi.flac.