"mkunga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mkunga.flac [Kenya] Forms: wakunga [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-pro:|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mkunga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mkunga"> Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mkunga class I (plural wakunga class II)
  1. midwife Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mkunga-sw-noun-KrH2-BCj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Healthcare occupations, Obstetrics Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Obstetrics: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mkunga.flac [Kenya] Forms: mikunga [class-iv, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-pro:|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mkunga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mkunga"> Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mkunga class III (plural mikunga class IV)
  1. eel Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mkunga-sw-noun-cKxmECFz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Fish, Healthcare occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Fish: 0 100 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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