msimu

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْسِم (mawsim).

Pronunciation

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Noun

msimu (m-mi class, plural misimu)

  1. season (quarter of a year)

See also

Seasons in Swahili · misimu (layout · text) · category
bamvua (spring), masika, bubujiko kiangazi (summer), msimu wa joto, chaka vuli (autumn), demani kipupwe (winter), baridi

Note that there isn't a one-to-one mapping between seasons at the equator, where Swahili is commonly spoken, and seasons elsewhere. See equatorial seasons and climate for more details.