asili

== English == === Etymology === From Swahili asili (“origin”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani. === Noun === asili (uncountable) (anthropology) The central seed or "germinating matrix" of a culture. === Anagrams === Salii == Italian == === Noun === asili m plural of asilo === Anagrams === liasi, lisai, salii == Latin == === Noun === asīlī inflection of asīlus: nominative/vocative plural genitive singular == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl). === Pronunciation === === Noun === asili class IX (plural asili class X) origin Synonym: asasi ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Causative: -asilisha (“to adopt”) Nominal derivations: asilimia (“percent”) Other derivations: kiasili (“traditional”)