English Explanatory Dictionary

sengi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae within the Macroscelidea order, native to Africa.
noun
  1. A former (1967–1993) monetary unit of Zaire, one hundredth of a likuta, and one ten-thousandth of a zaire; it was issued only in ten sengi coins.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛŋɡi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sengi.wav /-ɡiː/

Word forms

sengi sengis senghi

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili sengi, probably from another Bantu language (compare Giryama sanje).

Synonyms

elephant shrew jumping shrew macroscelidid
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