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Chichewa
Pronunciation
Noun
mwezí class 3 (plural miyezí class 4)
- moon
- month
Maore Comorian
Noun
mwezi class 3 (plural mezi class 4)
- moon
- month
- menstruation
References
- “mwezi” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Mwani
Noun
mwezi class 3 (plural myezi)
- moon
- month
Swahili
Etymology
Cognate to Luganda omwezi.
Pronunciation
Noun
mwezi (m-mi class, plural miezi)
- moon (the Moon, the satellite of planet Earth)
- month
- menstruation
- Synonyms: hedhi, damu
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka[c 1]; Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei, Juni, Julai, Agosti, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Desemba (Category: sw:Months)
^ Months are more commonly referred to by number rather than name, e.g. mwezi wa kwanza, mwezi wa pili, mwezi wa kumi na mbili rather than Januari, Februari, Desemba.
Tumbuka
Noun
mwezi class 3 (plural miyezi class 4)
- moon
- month