"mkuu" meaning in All languages combined

See mkuu on Wiktionary

Adjective [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mkuu.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective form}} mkuu
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-mi class|m class_((III))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] inflected form of -kuu
    Sense id: en-mkuu-sw-adj-OZgBPouP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Leaders Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Leaders: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mkuu.flac [Kenya] Forms: wakuu [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: From m- + -kuu. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 1 noun>|kuu<alt:-kuu>|text=+|tree=1}} From m- + -kuu. Head templates: {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mkuu class I (plural wakuu class II)
  1. chief, head, leader Tags: class-i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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