kilema

== Malagasy == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili kilema. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kiˈlema/, [ki̥ˈlemə̥] === Noun === kilema deformity; handicap == Swahili == === Etymology === Two explanations have been offered: Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”). From Proto-Bantu *-démà. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kilema class VII (plural vilema class VIII) person with a disability, cripple Synonym: mlemavu physical disability, handicap ==== Descendants ==== → Malagasy: kilema ==== References ====